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Neuromyelitis optica in an adolescent after bone marrow transplantation.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Central nervous system complications of bone marrow transplant are a common occurrence and the differential diagnosis is quite broad, including opportunistic infections, medications toxicities, graft versus host disease, and other autoimmune processes.
PATIENT DESCRIPTION:
We summarize previously reported cases of autoimmune myelitis in post-transplant patients and discuss a 17-year-old boy who presented with seronegative neuromyelitis optica after a bone marrow transplant for acute myeloid leukemia. Our patient had a marked improvement in symptoms after plasmapheresis.
CONCLUSION:
Including our patient, there have been at least eight cases of post-transplant autoimmune myelitis presented in the literature, and at least three of these are suspicious for neuromyelitis optica. Several of these patients had poor outcomes with persistent symptoms after the myelitis. Autoimmune processes such as neuromyelitis optica should be carefully considered in patients after transplant as aggressive treatment like early plasmapheresis may improve outcomes.
AuthorsFiona M Baumer, Junne Kamihara, Mark P Gorman
JournalPediatric neurology (Pediatr Neurol) Vol. 52 Issue 1 Pg. 119-24 (Jan 2015) ISSN: 1873-5150 [Electronic] United States
PMID25444090 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
CopyrightCopyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation (adverse effects)
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute (therapy)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neuromyelitis Optica (diagnosis, etiology, pathology, therapy)
  • Optic Nerve (pathology)
  • Plasmapheresis
  • Spinal Cord (pathology)

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