title: [Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children: 2 case reports].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Extrapulmonary complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection are rare and dominated by nervous system disorders. Two patients suffering from acute disseminated encephalomyelitis associated with M. Pneumoniae infection are reported.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Report of two new cases
  
  
  METHODS
  The 2 cases, M. Pneumoniae infection was documented by the positivity of serology, polymerase chain reaction and culture in the respiratory tract. Patient 1 recovered after prolonged mechanical ventilation in the paediatric intensive care unit. He was fully conscious 1 month after admission and able to walk with help 2.5 months after the onset of the disease. The 2nd patient died after 9 days of hospitalisation in the intensive care unit. The death was caused by neurovegetative disorders.
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Pédiatrique, Hôpital d'Enfants de Tunis.
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouziri
authors.forename: Ammar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khaldi
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Menif
authors.forename: Nejla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ben Jaballah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*