Post-infectious transverse myelitis in an older adult: A rare complication of Klebsiella bacteremia

Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2018 Jul;18(7):1135-1136. doi: 10.1111/ggi.13325.

Authors

Jasmine S Lim¹, S Navya Putta², Surinder Pada³, J En Lee¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine (Geriatric Medicine), Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore.
² Department of Medicine (Infectious Disease), Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore.
³ Department of Medicine, Director of Service (Infectious Diseases), Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore.

PMID: 30133965
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.13325

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
Aged, 80 and over
Bacteremia / complications*
Bacteremia / diagnosis
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Klebsiella / isolation & purification*
Klebsiella Infections / complications*
Klebsiella Infections / diagnosis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Male
Myelitis, Transverse / diagnostic imaging
Myelitis, Transverse / drug therapy
Myelitis, Transverse / etiology*
Rare Diseases
Spinal Puncture / methods
Thoracic Vertebrae
Treatment Failure

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones