54-year-old woman in Hai Phong suddenly became paralyzed after receiving an injection due to neck and shoulder pain

GĐXH - After 1 day of getting an injection to treat neck and shoulder pain, Ms. T had a fever again, accompanied by paralysis of both legs, which gradually spread to both arms and caused loss of sensation in the entire area from the waist down...

According to information from the Central Tropical Hospital, a week before being admitted to the hospital, Ms. VT T, 54 years old, in Hai Phong, had a fever. Ms. T went to the doctor and was diagnosed with dengue fever. Ms. T was treated until her fever went away and her condition stabilized. However, when she returned home, Ms. T still felt pain in her neck and shoulders , so her family took her to a private clinic and gave her an injection directly into her neck and shoulders.

One day after the injection, Ms. T had a fever again, accompanied by paralysis of both legs that gradually spread to both arms and loss of sensation in the entire area from the waist down. Ms. T was immediately hospitalized with a diagnosis of infection - spondylitis.

The patient was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of infection - spondylitis. Photo: BVCC

Immediately after that, Ms. T was transferred to the Emergency Department, Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases. When admitted to the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ms. T was conscious but completely paralyzed from the neck down. Both arms were paralyzed but could only move 1/5, and both legs were completely paralyzed. Ms. T also lost all sensation from the waist down, and began to show signs of respiratory muscle paralysis, requiring a ventilator and vasopressor drugs.

Dr. Pham Thanh Bang, Emergency Department said: "Ms. T was diagnosed with septicemia - cervical myelitis with staphylococcus monitoring. The patient was also ordered an MRI scan to detect diffuse spinal cord lesions, spinal edema causing loss of motor and sensory function, consistent with clinical findings, no image of cervical spinal abscess, so a multidisciplinary consultation was performed with the indication of spinal decompression and antibiotic treatment. After treatment, the patient's infection was stable but quadriplegia improved slowly."

"This is a rare case of myelitis caused by gram-positive bacilli, especially staphylococci. Staphylococci mostly enter through intravenous injection, bacteria directly invade causing diffuse osteomyelitis (not causing meningitis), causing the entire bone marrow to lose function with clinical manifestations of paralysis": Doctor Bang further emphasized.

In addition to medical treatment, Ms. T was treated with a combination of traditional medicine, rehabilitation with electroacupuncture, gentle massage and combined exercise for 2 months after the treatment to stabilize the pulpitis.

Doctor Nguyen Trung Nghia, Department of Traditional Medicine and Rehabilitation, Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases said: "With the condition of weak upper limbs, complete flaccid paralysis of lower limbs, loss of superficial and deep sensation in lower limbs, Ms. T was given acupuncture needles at the acupoints in the upper limbs, the Giap Tich acupoints and the lower limbs to stimulate the nervous system and muscles, restoring the patient's motor and sensory functions."

"Up to now, Ms. T has partially recovered her upper limbs and the goal in the coming time is to restore basic upper limb movement so that the patient can move independently in daily activities. Upper limb strength has improved from 1/5 to 3/5. With the lower limbs, from not being able to flex and extend, completely losing the feeling of depth and depth, Ms. T is being supported with rehabilitation with assistive devices so she has the feeling of touch, hot and cold sensation, however the feeling of pain is still not clear," Dr. Nghia added.

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