Case - Airbag-Related Chest Wall Burn as a Marker of Underlying Injury: A Case Report

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Airbag-Related Chest Wall Burn as a Marker of Underlying Injury: A Case Report

Presented by:	Journal of Medical Case Reports / Simon J Monkhouse and Michael D Kelly
Summary points:	A 14-year-old presents with worsening paraplegia, ataxia, fever, and fatigue that started a few months earlier and has been getting worse in the last 3 weeks. This case report describes the laboratory and magnetic resonance imaging findings, response to initial treatment, follow-up cultures, treatment, and final outcome, and includes some images. The authors discuss the pathophysiology of vitamin B12 deficiency, its clinical features, and treatment, and review the literature.
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