ArticleBMJ case reports2018
Unusual case of cerebral demyelination and bilateral optic neuritis in an infant with suppurative BCG lymphadenitis.
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- Bacille Calmette-Guérin: An ophthalmic perspective.Survey of ophthalmologyReview
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Abstract
Cerebral demyelination and optic neuritis are often seen in children with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following various infections and immunisations. An eight month old girl presented with a left axillary lymph node swelling and an erythematous lace-like rash over her cheeks and trunk. She then developed acute encephalopathy, bilateral nystagmus, right hemiparesis and left facial nerve palsy. Her electroencephalogram showed an encephalopathic process and visual evoked response study were grossly abnormal. Her MRI brain showed hyperintensities in the midbrain, pons and bilateral cerebellar peduncles. She was treated as postinfectious cerebral demyelination with intravenous antibiotics, methylprednisolone and immunoglobulin. Left axillary lymph node excision biopsy and GeneXpert test detected
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