Mycoplasma Leukoencephalopathy a Case Report.
- Author:
Min Soo KANG
1
;
Seong Woo CHUNG
;
Yeong In KIM
;
Jae Hoon AHN
;
Kwang Soo LEE
;
Beum Saeng KIM
;
Soo Jung LEE
;
Ik Jun LEE
;
Kyung Soo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Catholic University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Brain;
Cerebrospinal Fluid;
Child;
Electroencephalography;
Erythromycin;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Leukoencephalopathies*;
Mycoplasma pneumoniae;
Mycoplasma*;
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma;
Stupor
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1991;9(1):85-90
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report an 8-year-old girl with leukoencephalopathy who demonstrated serologic evidence of Mycoplasma pneurnoniae infection. She suffered from a lobal pneurnonia 10 days prior to the admission, when sornnolence developed. The patient progressed to stupor over a few days and long tract signs appeared. She began to improve on the seventh hospital day only with conservative therapy. Magnetic resonance irnaging on the third hospital day revealed multiple white matter changes r including brain stern. Electroencephalography showed normal sleep pattern. Cerebrospinal fluid exarnirlation for anti-mycoplasma antibody was positive with minimal elevation of cells and protein. She fully recovered with erythromycin therapy. A followup magnetic resonance irnaging revealed almost complete resolution of previous lesion in the rnidbrain, but the other white matter lesion unchanged. The patient was diagnosed as having leukoencephalopathy complicated by a Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
