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Case Reports
. 1999 Mar;6(3):275-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0929-693x(99)80264-4.

[Mycoplasma pneumoniae meningoencephalitis]

[Article in French]
G Cambonie  1 , N Sarran, N Leboucq, F Luc, A F Bongrand, G Slim, P Lassus, S Fournier-Favre, F Montoya, J Astruc, D Rieu
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Case Reports

[Mycoplasma pneumoniae meningoencephalitis]

[Article in French]
G Cambonie et al. Arch Pediatr. 1999 Mar.

Abstract

Background: Severe central nervous system diseases, such as encephalitis, have been reported in association with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections.

Case report: After an ENT infection, a 9-year-old boy with Down's syndrome developed encephalitis revealed by an acute alteration in consciousness. Head computed tomography showed, after 2 weeks, an infiltration in the basal ganglia region. The diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae encephalitis was made; recovery was complete in a few weeks.

Conclusion: Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection should be considered in all cases of acute encephalopathy; yet the pathogenesis of the disorder is unknown and the treatment uncertain.

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