Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon
University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo,
Japan | Division of Pediatrics, Itabashi Medical Association
Hospital, 3-12-6 Takashimadaira, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Note: [] Correspondence: Ayumi Endo, MD, Department of Pediatrics and
Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho,
Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan. Tel.: +81 3 3972 8111; Fax: +81 3 3957
6186; E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: A case of measles that developed myelitis is reported for the past
20 years, only nine pediatric cases including this case, have been reported in
the literature. Moreover, there is no consensus about treatment. In the present
case, steroid pulse therapy was, begun four days after the neurological
symptoms appeared, and the prognosis was excellent. It is important to start
steroid pulse therapy at the early stage in children with acute transverse
myelitis after establishing the diagnosis.
