Acute quadriplegia caused by necrotizing myopathy in a renal transplant recipient with severe pneumonia: Acute onset and complete recovery

• Main Authors: Tu, G.-W, Song, J.-Q, Ting, S.K.S, Ju, M.-J, He, H.-Y, Dong, J.-H, Luo, Z
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: caspofungin; cotrimoxazole; Cytomegalovirus antibody; fentanyl; ganciclovir; immunoglobulin M antibody; methylprednisolone; morphine; moxifloxacin; mycophenolate mofetil; prednisolone; propofol; rocuronium; tacrolimus; ubidecarenone; virus DNA; vitamin B group; acute disease; acute graft rejection; adult; areflexia; Article; artificial ventilation; case report; computer assisted tomography; critical illness; critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy; cytomegalovirus infection; daily life activity; disease severity; drug dose reduction; endotracheal intubation; enteric feeding; fever; flaccid paralysis; graft recipient; hospital admission; human; human cell; human tissue; hypoxemia; hypoxia; intensive care unit; kidney biopsy; kidney graft; kidney graft rejection; lung infiltrate; male; muscle biopsy; muscle necrosis; muscle strength; mycosis; myopathy; neurologic examination; nutritional support; polyneuropathy; positive end expiratory pressure; quadriplegia; rehabilitation care; tracheostomy; treatment duration; treatment response; virus pneumonia; adverse effects; complication; kidney transplantation; middle aged; muscle disease; pneumonia; severity of illness index; Humans; Kidney Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; Muscular Diseases; Pneumonia; Quadriplegia; Severity of Illness Index
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/180344
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1186/s40001-015-0087-7