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: Source Type: research