Hopkins syndrome associated with Mycoplasma infection.
A 3-year-old boy who presented with flaccid weakness of the right lower limb 1 week after treatment for an acute attack of asthma is described. Sensation was normal. Electromyography suggested anterior horn cell damage and persisting weakness. These features suggested a diagnosis of Hopkins syndrome. Complement fixation test titer and agglutination test titer to Mycoplasma pneumoniae were significantly increased, suggesting a previously unreported association with this syndrome. We review possible infectious agents detected in previous reports.
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Department of Child Health, Milton Keynes General Hospital, UK.
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D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000175:diagnosis; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010243:Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis*