Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome Possibly Associated With Mumps Infection

Salazar, Ana Laura; Kobayashi, Takaaki; Salcedo, Andrea S.; Carreras, Xosse; Salinas, Jorge L.; Carcausto, Eduardo; Diaz Reyes, Nelson Fidel; Alave Rosas, Jorge Luis

doi:10.7326/aimcc.2022.0693

Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome Possibly Associated With Mumps Infection

Author(s)

Salazar, Ana Laura

Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

Kobayashi, Takaaki

University of Iowa

Salcedo, Andrea S.

Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

Carreras, Xosse

Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

Salinas, Jorge L.

Stanford University

Carcausto, Eduardo

Universidad Peruana Unión

Diaz Reyes, Nelson Fidel

Universidad Peruana Unión

Alave Rosas, Jorge Luis

Universidad Peruana Unión

Date Issued

1 de octubre de 2022

Type

Article

Volume

1

Issue

8

Series/Report No.

Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases

DOI

10.7326/aimcc.2022.0693

ISSN

2767-7664

2767-7672

Abstract

Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS) is an infrequent yet serious neurologic entity related to neoplastic, infectious, toxic, and metabolic diseases. In recent years, OMS associated with multiple infections have been reported. In contrast to neoplastic and autoimmune etiologies, OMS from infectious diseases occurs in younger patients and has a favorable outcome. Though the data are limited, the use of corticosteroids and immunotherapy remain the treatments of choice for the management of OMS symptoms. We present a patient case of OMS possibility associated with mumps virus in an immunocompetent young adult who was successfully treated with steroids.