Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia Accompanied with Transverse Myelitis
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Gökhan Kalkan 1 * , Abdülbaki Karaoglu 1, Sebahattin Vurucu 2, Bülent Ünay 2, Faysal Gök 1, Ridvan Akin 2, Mehmet Tayyip Arslan 3
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1 Gulhane Military Medical Academy Department of Pediatrics Ankara- Turkey2 Gulhane Military Medical Academy Division of Pediatric Neurology Ankara- Turkey3 Defne Medical Center Department of Pediatrics Hatay- Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Transverse myelitis (TM) is an acute inflammation of spinal cord characterized by demyelination. Infectious, inflammatory and autoimmune etiologies constitute the most common etiologies of TM. It is believed that pathlogical changes in infection related cases occur due to altered immune response rather than direct effect of the infection. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) a well known agent of hospital and sometimes community acquired pneumonia leads to increased morbidity and mortality. Here we describe a case of transverse myelitis as an unusual complication of MRSA pneumonia. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of transverse myelitis developed with MRSA pneumonia.

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Article Type: Case Report

EUR J GEN MED, 2012, Volume 9, Issue 3, 203-204

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82463

Publication date: 10 Jul 2012

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