Multiple extubation failures following a rhino-enteroviral infection: A unique case report in a pediatric patient
MR Annamalai, U BhalalaJournal of Postgraduate Medicine 2021 67(2):106-108
This case report reviews the hospital course of a 15-month-old girl admitted to the PICU for acute respiratory failure due to enterovirus infection; who subsequently had multiple extubation failures secondary to acute transverse myelitis. This rare presentation highlights the importance of assessing the neurological status in a patient with rhino-enteroviral respiratory infection and of considering acute transverse myelitis as an etiology for difficulty with extubation.
Source: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: MR Annamalai U Bhalala Source Type: research
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