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Myelitis due to Coxsackievirus group A or B

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Link to WHO Definition

Myelitis due to Coxsackievirus group A or B – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/267442405

An inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord due to infection by a coxsackie group A or B virus. The symptoms and signs are usually acute in onset, and include monoparesis, paraparesis, or quadriplegia, with lower motor neurone signs. Diagnosis may be confirmed by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis and culture, PCR assay, and serological tests.