title: A case of Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated encephalomyelitis in a 16-year-old female presenting to an adult teaching hospital.
abstract: We report a rare cause of encephalitis that is not often described in the adult clinical setting. Our case was a 16-year-old female who presented with a clinical picture of viral encephalitis; however, magnetic resonance imaging showed a demyelinating lesion of the left frontal lobe. In this age group, differential diagnoses of acute demyelination encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis were entertained. Further investigations demonstrated positive Mycoplasma pneumoniae serology. As a result, a diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated encephalitis was made based on a process of exclusion.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
authors.forename: Hieu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.affiliation: Departments of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Allworth
authors.affiliation: Departments of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
authors.forename: Cameron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bennett
keywords: Mycoplasma pneumonia; demyelination; encephalitis