Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following inactivated influenza vaccination in the Brazilian Amazon: a case report

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following inactivated influenza vaccination in the Brazilian Amazon: a case report

AbstractHere, we describe a case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) that occurred during a plausible risk interval following inactivated influenza vaccination in a previously healthy 27-year-old man from Manaus, Brazil. He was treated with intravenous methylprednisolone and immunoglobuli...

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Main Authors: Solange Dourado de Andrade, Maria Graciede Filha Santarém Andrade, Pablo José Santos, Maria de Lourdes Galvão, Mariana Martins de Barros, Rajendranath Ramasawmy, Izabella Picinin Safe, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Meritxell Sabidó, Maria das Graças Costa Alecrim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
Inactivated influenza vaccination
Brazilian Amazon.
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