Methyl-prednisolone in neurologic complications of Mycoplasma pneumonia.
In patients with Mycoplasma pneumonia extrapulmonary manifestations such as encephalitis, meningitis, cerebellar and brain stem involvement, cranial nerve lesions, peripheral neuropathy, polymyositis have been observed. We report a 16-year-old girl with M. pneumonia infection, acute behavioral changes and coma. Treatment with high dose methyl-prednisolone and clarithromycin led to rapid clinical improvement.
Department of Paediatrics and Child Neurology, Gazi University, Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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Gücüyener
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Simşek
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Yilmaz
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Serdaroğlu
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D017291:Clarithromycin; D008775:Methylprednisolone