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Early Recovery In Post Varicella Transverse Myelitis, Prem Chand, Shahnaz Brahim, Syed Sohail Zaidi, Nida Amjad
Early Recovery In Post Varicella Transverse Myelitis, Prem Chand, Shahnaz Brahim, Syed Sohail Zaidi, Nida Amjad
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
A two and a half year old Kenyan girl presented with recurrent chest infections and difficulty in swallowing. Her clinical and laboratory workup was suggestive of lower respiratory tract infection for which she received a course of antibiotics; however, she remains symptomatic after the management of her suspected diagnosis. Therefore, further radiological workup including a chest CT scan and barium study were performed. This showed a homogeneous mass surrounded by ascending and descending aorta in the posterior mediastinum that was compressing the middle esophagus. She had a posterolateral thoracotomy which revealed a cystic mass with smooth surfaces (5 x 5 …