Transverse myelitis
Transverse myelitis (TM) is a rare neurological condition in which the spinal cord is inflamed. Transverse talks about when the inflammation is beyond the spinal cord. The underlying cause of TM is unknown. It can cause damage to nerve fibers, by loss of myelin.[1]
Transverse Myelitis Media
Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes cause Lyme disease and are one of many infections associated with transverse myelitis.
en:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of a lung en:pneumocyte. The central cell displays the dramatically enlarged nuclei characteristic of CMV.*Histopathology of lung shows cytomegalic pneumocyte containing characteristic intranuclear inclusion.*Obtained from the CDC Public Health Image Library. Image credit: CDC/Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr. (PHIL #958), 1982.
Axial T2 MRI of cervical spine demonstrating normal cord signal (green circle) and increased T2 signal in the central cord (red circle).
Henry Charlton Bastian
References
- ↑ Servant, S. (1999). "Entzündliche Rückenmarkerkrankungen". In Knecht, S. (ed.). Klinische Neurologie. pp. 485–496. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-08118-1_21. ISBN 978-3-662-08119-8.
