Mycoplasma pneumoniae meningoencephalitis: a case report

Nervous system is the most affected area in mycoplasma pneumoniae infections with exception of respiratory system. It is an important agent of childhood acute encephalitis and respiratory system infections in school-age children and young adults. Routine clinical and laboratory findings to identify...

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Published in:Journal of acute disease 2013-01, Vol.2 (2), p.167-168
Main Authors: Bektaş, Mehmet Selçuk, Aktar, Fesih, Açıkgöz, Mehmet, Sal, Ertan, Çaksen, Hüseyin
Format: Article
Language:English
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Child
Meningoencephalitis
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Summary:Nervous system is the most affected area in mycoplasma pneumoniae infections with exception of respiratory system. It is an important agent of childhood acute encephalitis and respiratory system infections in school-age children and young adults. Routine clinical and laboratory findings to identify spesific diagnosis is limited. Twelve-year-old female patient was admitted with fever, fatigue, sore throat, slipping the right eye, withdrawal of the mouth from the right and right hemiclonic seizures. Test of anti-Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) IgM was positive and IgG antibodies were found to be 4-fold increase in the sera of follow-up. This article was presented with the aim of remembering M. pneumoniae to be an differential diagnosis in children with acute encephalitis.
ISSN:2221-6189
2221-6189
DOI:10.1016/S2221-6189(13)60122-5