CASE ON TRANVERSE MYELITIS
36 Tejaswi enduri
GENERAL MEDICINE
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CASE SHEET 
Date of admission:17/7/21
CHIEF COMPLAINT :
a 40 yr woman presented with 
pain on passive movements of the hip, 
burning sensation of epigastrium 
difficulty in moving both the legs from -  last night 
sensations absent from the umbilicus down from - last night 
HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS:
the patient was apparently asymptomatic 3 days back 
later  developed generalized body aches and lethargy,  was treated by a local RMP with tablets and injections, 
which reduced the pain but followed by increased weakness 
5 pm yesterday - 
                              the patient was taken to an outside hospital 
where developed a sudden onset of loss of  power in both the lower limbs 
and wasn't able to walk 
she wasn't able to sense clothes perceive pain, cold, hot.
she was unable to move side to side due to pain 
pain on passively moving the legs sideways 
the patient was able to perceive the sensation of bladder fullness and  was able to pass urine and stools 
last night - 
was put on Foleys 
she did not pass stools 
developed nausea ,vomiting neck pains ,fever,photo/phonophobia, 
The patient is able to comb  and hold objects and sense clothes above the umbilicus 
the patient is able to lift the neck above and swallow 
HISTORY OF PAST ILLNESS:
• Not a k/c/o
            DM, HTN, CAD, asthma, TB, epilepsy 
no similar complaints in the past 
no H/O trauma, fall before the episode
no giddiness 
PERSONAL HISTORY 
• She is married, and a housewife
• Her appetite is normal, Nausea present . Follows mixed diet. 
• Her bowel habits and micturition is normal. 
• Has no known allergies and no addictions. 
TREATMENT HISTORY 
no specific treatment history 
FAMILY HISTORY :
• Has no family history of DM, HTN, TB, asthma, CAD, strokes, cancers, heart diseases, .
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION:
- Pallor - absent
 - icterus - absent
 - cyanosis - absent
 - clubbing of fingers/toes - absent
 - dehydration - mild
 - lymphadenopathy
 
VITALS : 
- temperature - afebrile
 - pulse rate - 70/min
 - Bp- 100/60
 - SPO2 - 97%
 - GRBS- 97mg%
 
SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION :
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM:
• Pt, conscious, coherent, and cooperative
• Speech is normal
• no signs of meningeal irritation
SENSORY
UL -  + B/L                               R           L
LL-    fine touch                        +           +
         pain                                 +           +
         temperature 
         proprioception                 +          +
         joint position                    +          +
         vibration
MOTOR                     
                   UL 
tone            R             L
                   N             N
                    LL 
                    R             L
                    ^              ^sed
POWER     -UL                Rtt              Lt            LL         Rt              Lt 
             proximal            4+/5            4+/5                       3+/5           3+/5
             Distal                 4+/5            4+/5                       3+/5          3+/5 
             Handgrip            80%            80%
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM:
• S1, S2 +
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:
BAE + NVBS
 ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION:
scaphoid shape 
no tenderness 
no palpable mass
no free fluids 
liver and spleen nor palpable
PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS : 
 TRANSVERSE MYELITIS 
INVESTIGATIONS :
HAEMOGRAM 
Hb- 12gm/dl
total count - 4,300 cells /mm
smear - normocytic normochromic impression 
Serum electrolytes 
 
Na + = 131 mEq/l 
K+ =  3.8 mEq/l
chloride =98-100mEq/l
serum ca +2 = 9.8 mg/l 
serum creatinine = 0.9 mg/dl
RBCS - 73 mg /dl 
MRI
CROSS CONSULATION WITH ORTHO 
TREATMENT 
Inj - PANTOP 40mg 
Inj -  ZOFER  4 mg
Inj - TRAMADOL 1 amp in 100 ml 
Inj -  OPTINEURON 1amp  in100ml 
Tab -  MYORIL 4mg 
DAY 2 ( 18/7/21)
C/o -nausea 
pain in B/L LL 
Pt c/c/c 
PR = 66
BP = 100 /60 
CVS = S1S2 +
RS = BAE +
P/A = SOFT ,NT
CNS= NFND 
POWER = B/L LL = 3/5 
                           UL= 4/5 
Hyperreflexia =B/L LL 
              N      = UL 
TONE = ^ m B/L LL 
              N m UL
TREATMENT 
Tab -  PAN - D 40 MG 
Tab -  PREGABA- NT 75 / 10 mg 
Tab  - MYORIL 4 mg 
Tab -   PREGABA- NT 75 / 10 mg 
Inj -  TRAMADOL 1 amp 100ml
Inj -   OPTINEURON 1 amp in 100ml 
Inj-   ZOFER 4 mg iv 
DAY 3(19/7/21)
C/o. Pain in B/L   LL
Nausea  
Stools still not passed 
PR = 80 bpm
Bp = 90/60 mm of Hg
Cvs= S1 S2+
Rs= BAE+ , NVBS
P/A= soft 
CNS = NFND
TREATMENT 
 Tab -  PAN -D 40 mg 
Tab -  ULTRACET 
Tab -  MYORIL 4 mg 
Tab-  PREGABA-NT 75/10 mg
Inj -  TRAMADOL 1 amp in 100ml 
Inj-  OPTINEURON I amp in 100ml 
Inj - ZOFER 4m












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