Mycobacteria Infection in Incomplete Transverse Myelitis Is Refractory to Steroids: A Pilot Study
Figure 8
A 67-year-old female suffered from progressive paraparesis and paresthesias for 1 month. There is a small demyelinating lesion at the level between T9 and T10. Steroid pulsed treatment worsened her condition. After ATT, her weakness quickly improved. She tried to stop ATT two times during the early stage of treatment due to drug side-effects, but failed because her condition grew worse. Although she got better, the lesion seems to have not changed after 18 month treatment. (a) Sagittal T2-weighted image reveals a small high intensity signal between T9 and T10 before our regimen; (b) sagittal T2-weighted image after 6 months of ATT; (c) the lesion still exists on sagittal T2-weighted images after 18 months of treatment.
