title: Optic neuritis as a presenting symptom of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
abstract: A broad range of neurologic disorders has been described in children infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae, of which encephalitis is among the most common. In contrast, the association between optic neuritis and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection has been rarely described in children. We report a case of a 12-year-old girl who was seropositive for antibodies against Mycoplasma pneumoniae and presented with optic neuritis without respiratory symptoms or other neurologic findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, BaskentUniversity Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. dryaseminozkale@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Özkale
authors.forename: İlknur
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Erol
authors.forename: Müge
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Çoban-Karataş
authors.forename: Özlem
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Alkan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D058609:Visual Field Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D017291:Clarithromycin; D008775:Methylprednisolone