Department of Medicine

Stem Cell Medical Tourism Leads to Meningitis in MS Patient

Written by MedPage Today | July 12, 2023

In October 2022, the woman in her 30s traveled to Baja California, Mexico, and received two lumbar punctures of the stem cell product as a “treatment” for MS after researching the clinic online, Daniel Pastula, of the University of Colorado [School of Medicine] and the Colorado School of Public Health, and colleagues reported in Emerging Infectious Diseases.