Encephalitis following Mycoplasma pneumonia (2007: 6b). Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.
We report an unusual case concerning encephalitis following Mycoplasma pneumonia. This interpretation corner case showed an unusual pattern of lesion distribution, resembling primary nervous system angiitis. The distribution of the lesions according to the perivascular spaces suggests a predominant leptomeningeal infiltration.
Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Termote
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Demaerel
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Wilms
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D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications*; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use
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