title: Neurological complications of chlamydial infections: case report and review.
abstract: We describe a patient with Chlamydia pneumoniae infection who presented with cerebellar dysfunction, followed by respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. C. pneumoniae is an important respiratory pathogen, and other clinical manifestations, including neurological syndromes, are being increasingly recognized. Meningoencephalitis and other neurological complications have also been described in patients with infections due to Chlamydia psittaci and Chlamydia trachomatis. Chlamydial infections should be included in the differential diagnosis of neurological syndromes, including cerebellar dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Korman
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Turnidge
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Grayson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000382:microbiology