Multiple extubation failures following a rhino-enteroviral infection: A unique case report in a pediatric patient

This case report reviews the hospital course of a 15-month-old girl admitted to the PICU for acute respiratory failure due to enterovirus infection; who subsequently had multiple extubation failures secondary to acute transverse myelitis. This rare presentation highlights the importance of assessing...

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Published in:Journal of postgraduate medicine (Bombay) 2021-04, Vol.67 (2), p.106-108
Main Authors: Annamalai, M, Bhalala, U
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Case reports
Extubation
Infections
Inflammatory diseases
Pediatrics
Respiratory failure
Spinal cord
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Summary:This case report reviews the hospital course of a 15-month-old girl admitted to the PICU for acute respiratory failure due to enterovirus infection; who subsequently had multiple extubation failures secondary to acute transverse myelitis. This rare presentation highlights the importance of assessing the neurological status in a patient with rhino-enteroviral respiratory infection and of considering acute transverse myelitis as an etiology for difficulty with extubation.
ISSN:0022-3859
0972-2823
DOI:10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_883_20