[Mycoplasma pneumoniae meningoencephalitis in a young adult].
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections have extrapulmonary complications that involve the nervous system. The neurologic manifestations are diverse. Although the prognosis is usually favorable, the patients can undergo severe permanent sequelae. We present a young female adult with acute meningoencephalitis as a complication of a lower respiratory infection, which followed a benign course without neurologic sequelae.
Del Castillo
Marcelo
M
FLENI Fundación para la Lucha de las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia Dr. Raúl Carrea), Buenos Aires. mdelcastillo@fleni.org.ar
D'Giano
Carlos
C
Goicoechea
María Teresa
MT
Morello
Fernando
F
Salsamendi
Paz
P
Mora
Andrea
A
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction