A Rare Infectious Trigger for Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

  • S Sreenath Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. 
  • Aravind Reghukumar Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Jasen Joseph Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Mohammed Naseem Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
  • . Sudharmma Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Abhishek G Krishna Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Arjun C Menon Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Vidhya Ramesh Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
Keywords: Scrub Typhus, ADEM

Abstract

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an infrequent demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system precipitated by infections and immunizations. ADEM following scrub typhus infection is a rare manifestation. Here, we are reporting a case of ADEM triggered by Scrub Typhus infection.

Author Biographies

S Sreenath, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. 

Professor and unit chief, Department of Internal Medicine

Aravind Reghukumar, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

 HOD, Department of Infectious Medicine 

Jasen Joseph, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine 

Mohammed Naseem, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine 

. Sudharmma, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine 

Abhishek G Krishna, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

Senior Resident, Department of Internal Medicine

Arjun C Menon, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

Junior Resident, Department of Internal Medicine

Vidhya Ramesh, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

Junior Resident, Department of Internal Medicine 

Published
2024-10-21
How to Cite
Sreenath, S., Reghukumar, A., Joseph, J., Naseem, M., Sudharmma, ., Krishna, A., Menon, A., & Ramesh, V. (2024). A Rare Infectious Trigger for Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis. Kerala Medical Journal, 17(3), 175-176. https://doi.org/10.52314/kmj.2024.v17i3.669
Section
Case Series / Case Report