https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28632298
Tästä on esikuvallinen artikkeli Lääkärilehdessä nr. 25-26, 2017.
Lakartidningen. 2017 Jun 16;114. pii: ELAI.
Patient med TBE förbättrades snabbt vid behandling med kortison - Evidens saknas dock för värdet av immunmodulerande terapi.
[Article in Swedish]
Abstract
Rapid
improvement of tick-borne encephalitis after treatment with
corticosteroids Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a viral disease
transmitted by ticks. The virus is divided into three subtypes named
Western, Siberian and Far Eastern TBE virus (TBEV). Western TBEV is
endemic in parts of Europe and Sweden and typically causes a biphasic
illness with influenza-like symptoms followed by neurological symptoms
ranging from mild meningitis to severe meningoencephalitis and death.
Despite an effective vaccine, TBE is increasing in Sweden and Europe.
The pathogenesis of TBE is poorly understood; direct infection of
neurons as well as immunological reactions mediated by T-cells have been
implicated. In some endemic areas, such as Lithuania, patients with TBE
are given corticosteroids based on the clinical experience that it
results in rapid improvement. However, existing retrospective studies
have failed to show beneficial effects of corticosteroids compared to
symptomatic treatment in patients with TBE. This case report describes
how an elderly man with meningoencephalitis and cranial nerve palsy due
to TBE rapidly improved after administration of high dose
corticosteroids.
- PMID:
- 28632298
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