A rare fatal case of adenovirus serotype 4 associated acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in an adult: A case report

Authors

Zahra Qamar, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Catherine Tucker, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Lawrence C. Kenyon, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Tricia. Royer, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-30-2021

Comments

This article is the author’s final published version in IDCases, Volume 25, June 2021, e01213.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01213. Copyright © Qamar et al.

Abstract

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an autoimmune demyelinating disease directed against the myelin sheath of the central nervous system that typically presents 1–4 weeks after an infection or vaccination, most commonly in children. We describe a case of a young female who presented with rapidly progressive mental deterioration and died secondary to ADEM following an adenovirus upper respiratory tract infection.

Recommended Citation

Qamar, Zahra; Tucker, Catherine; Kenyon, Lawrence C.; and Royer, Tricia., "A rare fatal case of adenovirus serotype 4 associated acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in an adult: A case report" (2021). Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers. Paper 319.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/pacbfp/319

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English