A Case of Mycoplasma Pneumonia Complicated with Status Epilepticus and Encephalopathy.
- Author:
Young Bae CHOI
1
;
Dong Seak LEE
;
Doo Kwan KIM
;
Ae Suk KIM
;
Sung Min JO
;
Sun Ju LEE
;
Yu Kyoung SEO
;
Seung Min CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Dongkuk University, Kyungju, Korea. csm21@dongguk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mycoplasma;
Pneumonia;
Encephalopathy;
Status epilepticus
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Cerebellar Ataxia;
Child;
Consciousness;
Encephalitis;
Humans;
Meningitis;
Mycoplasma pneumoniae;
Mycoplasma*;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Paralysis;
Pneumonia;
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma*;
Seizures;
Status Epilepticus*
- From:Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
2007;17(3):309-313
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is known to be a common respiratory pathogen in children and adolescents. It rarely causes neurologic complications, such as meningitis, encephalitis and cerebellar ataxia, in some patients as extrapulmonary manifestations. Neurologic symptoms, such as impairment of consciousness, seizure and paralysis, in the early stage. We report a case of lobar pneumoia caused by M. pneumoniae which was complicated with status epilepticus and encephalopathy.
