Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis presenting with bilateral transient amaurosis.
A 4-year-old male presented with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis with seizures and transient amaurosis after initial symptoms of a flulike febrile infection 1 week earlier. Immunoglobulin M type antibody titers against Mycoplasma pneumoniae were significantly increased in serum and cerebrospinal fluid. The patient improved appreciably on immunosuppressive therapy with immunoglobulin. This patient exemplifies a rare case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis presenting with bilateral transient amaurosis as a complication of M. pneumoniae infection. Aydin A, Atasever S, Cakmakci H. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis presenting with bilateral transient amaurosis.
Aydin
Adem
A
Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University, School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
Atasever
Seçkin
S
Cakmakci
Handan
H
D001766:Blindness / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications*