title: [Mycoplasma pneumoniae meningoencephalitis in a young adult].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: FLENI Fundación para la Lucha de las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia Dr. Raúl Carrea), Buenos Aires. mdelcastillo@fleni.org.ar
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Castillo
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Giano
authors.forename: María Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Goicoechea
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Morello
authors.forename: Paz
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salsamendi
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mora
mesh_terms: 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