Polyradiculoneuritis and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
A patient with severe Mycoplasma pneumonia developed polyradiculoneuritis and respiratory failure. The acute phase of the illness was complicated by a myocarditis, and recovery of neurological function was slow. Residual left hemidiaphragmatic paralysis was present 1 year after onset of the illness.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000150:complications*; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000150:complications*