A case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following human papillomavirus quadrivalent vaccination

Abstract

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a rare autoimmune demyelinating disease associated with preceding infection or vaccination. Herein, we report a case of refractory fulminant acute disseminated encephalomyelitis that occurred 25 days after Gardasil vaccination (Merck).

Keywords

• acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
• vaccination
• gardasil