Transverse myelitis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

A case of acute transverse myelitis associated with respiratory infection by Mycoplasma pneumoniae is described. Circulating antibodies to myelin were detected suggesting that mycoplasma related neurological damage is mediated by producing an immunological myelopathy.

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Published in:Archives of disease in childhood 1984-01, Vol.59 (1), p.80-82
Main Authors: MacFarlane, P I, Miller, V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Antibodies - analysis
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Meningitis, Aseptic - etiology
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Myelin Sheath - immunology
Myelitis - etiology
Myelitis, Transverse - etiology
Myelitis, Transverse - immunology
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - complications
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Summary:A case of acute transverse myelitis associated with respiratory infection by Mycoplasma pneumoniae is described. Circulating antibodies to myelin were detected suggesting that mycoplasma related neurological damage is mediated by producing an immunological myelopathy.
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.59.1.80