Author: Salloum, Shafee; Goenka, Ajay; Ey, Elizabeth
Title: Mycoplasma pneumoniaeassociated transverse myelitis presenting as asymmetric flaccid paralysis Document date: 2019_9_12
ID: s7jxpvv8_8
Snippet: First-line treatment for ATM is high dose methylprednisolone 30 mg/kg/day for 3-5 days (maximum daily dose is 1 gram). Steroids have been associated with decreased length of disability and better outcome improvement. High dose steroids are followed by oral taper for 3-4 weeks. Second line therapy is plasmapheresis if no improvement is noticed despite steroids. This is especially true with LETM as we saw in this case......
Document: First-line treatment for ATM is high dose methylprednisolone 30 mg/kg/day for 3-5 days (maximum daily dose is 1 gram). Steroids have been associated with decreased length of disability and better outcome improvement. High dose steroids are followed by oral taper for 3-4 weeks. Second line therapy is plasmapheresis if no improvement is noticed despite steroids. This is especially true with LETM as we saw in this case.
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