A First Case of Acute Flaccid Myelitis Related to Enterovirus D68 in Belgium: Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We describe the first case of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) related to enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infection in Belgium. The clinical and radiological presentation of AFM associated with EV-D68 although well described currently remains a challenging diagnosis. Through this interesting clinical case, we aimed to review the differential diagnosis of acute flaccid palsy in a child and discuss the specific point of interest related to AFM.

Case presentation

We present the case of a 4-year-old girl with a torticollis associated with an acute palsy of the right upper limb. The magnetic resonance imaging revealed an increased T2 signal intensity of the entire central gray matter of the cervical cord with involvement of the posterior brainstem. A polymerase chain reaction (

SUBMITTER: Rodesch M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10890805 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature