title: Meningoencephalitis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
abstract: We report a case of a child with meningoencephalitis of atypical etiology. The patient developed the disease after an infection in the upper airways with unfavorable evolution. The clinical recovery was only possible after the administration of adequate antibiotic therapy for the etiological agent. This case report describes a child with meningoencephalitis of atypical etiology. The patient developed the disease after an infection in the superior airways with negative evolution. The clinical recovery was possible only after the introduction of adequate antibiotic therapy for the etiological agent.
authors.affiliation: Pneumology Unit, Institute da Criança, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Sao Paulo (SP), Brazil. isalalibera@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Isabella Batista
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: de Lalibera
authors.forename: Guilherme de Abreu
authors.initials: Gde A
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: Ricardo Katsuya
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Toma
authors.forename: Jack Yung
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Eduardo Juan
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Troster
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D017291:Clarithromycin; D011241:Prednisone