1D02.1
Viral myelitis
Mielite viral
CategoryDefinition
An inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord due to a viral infection. The symptoms and signs may be acute or subacute in onset, and include paraparesis or paraplegia, sensory loss appropriate with the level of the spinal cord affected, loss of sphincter control, and lower motor neurone signs. Diagnosis may be confirmed by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis and culture, and PCR assay.
Exclusions
- Myelitis due to human immunodeficiency disease
Index Terms
Viral myelitisMyelitis due to Human herpes virusMyelitis due to Epstein-Barr virusMyelitis due to EnterovirusMyelitis due to Coxsackievirus group A or BMyelitis due to Enteric Cytopathic Human Orphan VirusMyelitis due to ECHO virusMyelitis due to retrovirusMyelitis due to Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1