title: Cerebellitis and acute obstructive hydrocephalus associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
abstract: Mycoplasma pneumoniae is associated with a variety of extrapulmonary manifestations, including central nervous system inflammation. A 9-year-old boy presented with acute cerebellitis and M. pneumoniae infection, resulting in obstructive hydrocephalus requiring neurosurgical intervention. This case, along with 4 similar ones reported in the literature, suggests a distinct clinicopathologic sequence caused by mycoplasma infection.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Pediatrics; and †Department of Neurology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY.
authors.forename: Robyn D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Schmucker
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ehret
authors.forename: Gary S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000150:complications*; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*