A Case of Cerebral Infarction Associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection.
- Author:
Young Jae KOH
1
;
Dong Jun KIM
;
In Joon SEOL
;
Ha Baik LEE
;
Ki Woong HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Han Yang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection;
Cerebral infarction
- MeSH:
Central Nervous System;
Cerebellar Ataxia;
Cerebral Infarction*;
Child;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Meningitis;
Mycoplasma Infections;
Mycoplasma pneumoniae*;
Mycoplasma*;
Myelitis, Transverse;
Pneumonia;
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma*;
Psychotic Disorders;
Reye Syndrome;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1996;39(1):115-119
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae has been shown to be of etiologic importance in cases of upper-and lower-respiratory tract infections, especially in children and young adults. It may cause a variety of extrapulmonary manifestations in multiple organ systems, most commonly the central nervous system. The extrapulmonary syndromes include meningitis, cerebral infarction, acute transverse myelitis, psychosis, cerebellar ataxia, Guillain-Barr syndrome and Reye syndrome. Cerebral infarction as a complication of mycoplasma infection in children has been rarely reported. We report the first documented case in Korea of cerebral infarction preceded by M. pneumoniae pneumonia in a 7-year-old boy, with a brief review of literatures.
