Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder associated with dengue virus infection.

Dengue virus infection is a disease with high incidence in some tropical and subtropical countries. A variety of neurological complications of dengue fever (DF) has been described including two cases with the phenotype of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). However, aquaporin-4 serostatus was unknown or negative in these patients.

Myelitis and cauda equina involvement following dengue fever. A case report and review of the literature.

Dengue fever (DF) is a common arbovirosis in tropical and subtropical countries and may be associated with a wide range of neurological complications. We describe a 41-year-old man who developed weakness in the right arm and lower limbs, paresthesia in the upper and lower limbs, and sphincter disturbance four weeks following DF. Examination disclosed a wheel-chair bound patient with urinary catheter, areflexia in the lower limbs, and a sensation level at T10.