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| Title: | Acute quadriplegia caused by necrotizing myopathy in a renal transplant recipient with severe pneumonia: Acute onset and complete recovery | Authors: | Tu, G.-W Song, J.-Q Ting, S.K.S Ju, M.-J He, H.-Y Dong, J.-H Luo, Z |
Keywords: | caspofungin cotrimoxazole Cytomegalovirus antibody fentanyl ganciclovir immunoglobulin M antibody methylprednisolone morphine moxifloxacin mycophenolate mofetil prednisolone propofol rocuronium tacrolimus ubidecarenone virus DNA vitamin B group acute disease acute graft rejection adult areflexia Article artificial ventilation case report computer assisted tomography critical illness critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy cytomegalovirus infection daily life activity disease severity drug dose reduction endotracheal intubation enteric feeding fever flaccid paralysis graft recipient hospital admission human human cell human tissue hypoxemia hypoxia intensive care unit kidney biopsy kidney graft kidney graft rejection lung infiltrate male muscle biopsy muscle necrosis muscle strength mycosis myopathy neurologic examination nutritional support polyneuropathy positive end expiratory pressure quadriplegia rehabilitation care tracheostomy treatment duration treatment response virus pneumonia adverse effects complication kidney transplantation middle aged muscle disease pneumonia quadriplegia severity of illness index Humans Kidney Transplantation Male Middle Aged Muscular Diseases Pneumonia Quadriplegia Severity of Illness Index |
Issue Date: | 2015 | Citation: | Tu, G.-W, Song, J.-Q, Ting, S.K.S, Ju, M.-J, He, H.-Y, Dong, J.-H, Luo, Z (2015). Acute quadriplegia caused by necrotizing myopathy in a renal transplant recipient with severe pneumonia: Acute onset and complete recovery. European Journal of Medical Research 20 (1) : 11. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-015-0087-7 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International | Abstract: | Critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy are multifaceted complications that follow severe illnesses involving the sensorimotor axons and proximal skeletal muscles. These syndromes have rarely been reported among renal transplant recipients. In this paper, we report a case of acute quadriplegia caused by necrotizing myopathy in a renal transplant recipient with severe pneumonia. The muscle strength in the patient's extremities improved gradually after four weeks of comprehensive treatment, and his daily life activities were normal a year after being discharged. © 2015 Tu et al. | Source Title: | European Journal of Medical Research | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/180344 | ISSN: | 9492321 | DOI: | 10.1186/s40001-015-0087-7 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International |
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