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  • Title: Acute transverse myelitis following dengue virus infection.
    Author: Seet RC, Lim EC, Wilder-Smith EP.
    Journal: J Clin Virol; 2006 Mar; 35(3):310-2. PubMed ID: 16226055.
    Abstract:
    The spinal cord is infrequently affected following dengue virus infection. We report a case of transverse myelitis that developed 2 weeks after acute dengue infection and review the literature to elucidate the pathogenesis of spinal cord involvement in dengue infection. We postulate that temporal factors may play a role in the different clinical manifestations, i.e. that acute parainfectious dengue infection presents with flaccid paralysis, whereas late-stage (postinfectious) dengue infection, presents with spastic weakness. Further studies need to be performed to elucidate the mechanisms of spinal neurological damage in dengue.
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