Acute Encephalitic Syndrome Induced by Scleromyxedema

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
Eleni E MagiraGeorgios Anastasiadis

Abstract

Dermato-neuro syndrome is a potentially fatal neurological complication of scleromyxedema consisting of fever, seizures, and coma. This is an overlooked scleromyxedema case of a 62-year-old female patient from 2-years ago. She was admitted to our ICU because of high fever, colloid speech, muscle ache, and nausea. Molecular methods in the cerebrospinal fluid for neurotropic viruses ruled out acute infectious encephalitis. Her thyroid hormones were within normal values while the serum protein electrophoresis confirmed the monoclonal gammopathy of immunoglobulin G lambda (IgG(λ)), known for the last 2 years. The subsequent bone-marrow biopsy excluded the development of multiple myeloma. The patient fulfilled fundamental diagnostic criteria of scleromyxedema (monoclonal gammopathy, normal thyroid function and the appearance of marked sclerosis and induration of the skin papules on the face, neck, extremities, and skin creases) presenting as dermato-neuro syndrome, which was histologically confirmed. She demonstrated a remarkable improvement after intravenous immunoglobulin treatment during the first 24 hours. Mimics of non-infectious acute encephalitis should include the clinical diagnosis of scleromyxedema, especially when patient...Continue Reading

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Dec 31, 2020·BMJ Case Reports·Jose Maciel LariosSusan Elizabeth Lyons

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