Seronegative neuromyelitis optica after cardiac transplantation.
We report a case of a 42-year-old man who presented with progressive weakness and blindness over the course of several months and met criteria for seronegative neuromyelitis optica. This presentation was in the setting of immunosuppression following cardiac transplant. No infectious causes were found within the neuroaxis, and he ultimately died with complete blindness, quadriplegia, and respiratory failure attributed to panmyelitis and brain stem inflammation despite aggressive therapies.
PMID: 26722177 [PubMed]
Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Kim E, Van Vrancken M, Shaji M, Mir O, Spak CW, Gupta M, Shamim SA Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research
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