Neuralgic amyotrophy associated with dengue fever

Verma, Rajesh; Sharma, Pawan Kumar; Khurana, Navdeep; Sharma, L. N.

doi:10.4103/0022-3859.90086

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“…Poliomyelitis-like weakness has been associated with Japanese encephalitis virus infection and West Nile virus infection [4,5]. To our knowledge, our patient is only the second reported case of dengue-fever associated brachial plexopathy [6]. …”

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Post-dengue parkinsonism

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BackgroundDengue is a common illness in the tropics. Equally common are neurological complications that stem from dengue infection. However, to date, parkinsonism following dengue has not been reported in medical literature.Case presentationA previously well 18-year old man developed parkinsonism, in addition to other neurological symptoms following serologically confirmed dengue fever. Alternative etiologies were excluded by way of imaging and blood investigations.ConclusionsThe authors detail the first reported case of parkinsonism complicating dengue fever. Keeping rare presentations of common illnesses in mind, it behoves clinicians to consider parkinsonism as a complication following dengue infection. This would prevent injudicious treatment with L-dopa and dopamine agonists. Immunosuppression with steroids has been shown to be helpful in certain cases.

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Post-dengue parkinsonism

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“…Mostly these are due to neurotrpism of the virus or immune mediated neuronal injury although metabolic and systemic complication of hemorrhage may also contribute [ 11 , 12 ]. Commonly associated neurological manifestations of dengue fever are encephalitis, meningitis, myelitis, encephalopathy, stroke, hypokalemic paralysis, Guillain Barre syndrome, brachial and optic neuritis and axonal polyneuropathy [ 10 - 14 ]. Although subdural hemorrhage and other intracranial hemorrhage have been reported with neurological features, this is rarely attributed to be compressive in origin [ 15 ].…”

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Acute Compressive Ulnar Neuropathy in a Patient of Dengue Fever: An Unusual Presentation

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Kataria

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Introduction:Dengue haemorrhagic fever is known for its haemorrhagic and neurologic complications. Neurologic complications are caused by three mechanism namely neurotropism, systemic complications causing encephalopathy and postinfectious immune-mediated mechanisms. However acute compressive neuropathy due to haemorrhage is not frequent and we could find no literature describing thisCase Report:We report a case of acute compressive ulnar neuropathy due to peri neural hematoma, following an attempt at intravenous cannulation in the cubital fossa in a patient of dengue haemorrhagic fever with thrombocytopenia. Immediate fasciotomy and removal of haematoma was performed to relieve the symptoms.Conclusion:Compression neuropathies can be seen in dengue hemorrhagic fever and removal of compressing hematoma relieves symptoms

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“…Brachial plexus neuritis or neuralgic amyotrophy was first described by the French physician Joffroy in 1879 [5]. It is characterized by acute onset of severe shoulder pain followed by paralysis of shoulder muscles within days.…”

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Brachial Plexus Neuritis Associated WithStreptococcus agalactiaeInfection: A Case Report

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Brachial plexus neuritis is reportedly caused by various factors; however, it has not been described in association with Streptococcus agalactiae. This is a case report of a patient diagnosed with brachial plexus neuritis associated with pyogenic arthritis of the shoulder. A 57-year-old man visited the hospital complaining of sudden weakness and painful swelling of the left arm. The diagnosis was pyogenic arthritis of the left shoulder, and the patient was treated with open irrigation and debridement accompanied by intravenous antibiotic therapy. S. agalactiae was isolated from a wound culture, and an electrodiagnostic study showed brachial plexopathy involving the left upper and middle trunk. Nine weeks after onset, muscle strength improved in most of the affected muscles, and an electrodiagnostic study showed signs of reinnervation. In conclusion, S. agalactiae infection can lead to various complications including brachial plexus neuritis.

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Neuralgic amyotrophy associated with dengue fever

Cited by 15 publications

References 9 publications

Post-dengue parkinsonism

Post-dengue parkinsonism

Acute Compressive Ulnar Neuropathy in a Patient of Dengue Fever: An Unusual Presentation

Brachial Plexus Neuritis Associated WithStreptococcus agalactiaeInfection: A Case Report

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