[Mycoplasma pneumonia affecting the central nervous system]

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1994 Apr 30;114(11):1297-8.
[Article in Norwegian]

Abstract

The authors describe a case of Guillain-Barré syndrome and a case of encephalitis, both with serological proven Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. In the patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome, a 49 year old male who had neurological sequelae five months after discharge, a throat swab was PCR positive for M pneumonia. The patient with encephalitis was discharged 19 days after admission without sequelae.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Encephalitis / diagnosis
  • Encephalitis / drug therapy
  • Encephalitis / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma* / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma* / drug therapy
  • Polyradiculoneuropathy / diagnosis
  • Polyradiculoneuropathy / microbiology*
  • Prognosis