A boy unable to move his arm
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An Objective and Child-friendly Assessment of Arm Function by Using a 3-D Sensor
Published on: February 12, 2018
Rebecca M Cantu1, Russell W Steele
1Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA. rcantu@tulane.edu
Abstract:
An 11-year-old boy presented with inability to move his right arm, back and neck pain, and fever. He had a history of recurrent vesicular rash on his face three times over the past two years. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed diffuse expansile cervical cord, leading to a diagnosis of transverse myelitis. After 3 days of intravenous solumedrol, the patient was discharged, but returned the following day with a vesicular rash to the right arm, as well as vomiting, malaise and diffuse pruritus.Wright-Giemsa stain of the vesicles revealed herpes group virus and culture was positive for herpes simplex type 1.
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