Korean Journal of Pediatrics  2013;56(9):411-415

doi:10.3345/kjp.2013.56.9.411

Mycoplasma pneumoniae associated stroke in a 3-year-old girl.

Gun Ha KIM 1 ; Won Hee SEO ; Bo Kyung JE ; So Hee EUN

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Keywords

Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Stroke; Child

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Infectious diseases precede a significant proportion of acute ischemic strokes in children. Here, we report a case of acute ischemic stroke in a 3-year-old girl with a Mycoplasma pneumonia-associated respiratory tract infection. She developed an acquired prothrombotic state of protein S deficiency and had increased fibrinogen and fibrinogen degradation product levels and increased titer of antinuclear antibodies. However, these conditions were completely alleviated at the 1-month follow-up examination. Infection with M. pneumoniae may cause a transient prothrombotic state that can potentially cause a thrombus.