Acute Respiratory Failure due to Neuromyelitis Optica Treated Successfully with Plasmapheresis
Joint Authors
Datta, Debapriya
Zantah, Massa
Coyle, Timothy B.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) is a demyelinating autoimmune disease involving the central nervous system.
Acute respiratory failure from cervical myelitis due to NMO is known to occur but is uncommon in monophasic disease and is treated with high dose steroids.
We report a case of a patient with NMO who developed acute respiratory failure related to cervical spinal cord involvement, refractory to pulse dose steroid therapy, which resolved with plasmapheresis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zantah, Massa& Coyle, Timothy B.& Datta, Debapriya. 2016. Acute Respiratory Failure due to Neuromyelitis Optica Treated Successfully with Plasmapheresis. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102522
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zantah, Massa…[et al.]. Acute Respiratory Failure due to Neuromyelitis Optica Treated Successfully with Plasmapheresis. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102522
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zantah, Massa& Coyle, Timothy B.& Datta, Debapriya. Acute Respiratory Failure due to Neuromyelitis Optica Treated Successfully with Plasmapheresis. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102522
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102522
