title: Cortical Blindness in a Child Secondary to Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection.
abstract: Our objective is to present a case of an uncommon complication associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in a child where cortical blindness was the main clinical feature. Stroke due to an infection by M. pneumoniae is very uncommon. No consensus has been reached on the pathogenesis, although several pathogenic mechanisms have been proposed. Occlusion of posterior cerebral circulation is the most uncommon central nervous system complication of M. pneumoniae infection being reported. Symptoms are usually hemiplegia and dysarthria. We report a case of a 6-year-old boy who suffered cortical blindness due to a stroke 2 days after M. pneumoniae infection. This is the first case of documented cortical blindness due to posterior cerebral arteries occlusion in children after M. pneumoniae infection.
authors: Department of Ophtalmology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: a.gartir@gmail.com.
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authors: Garcia Tirado
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Central de la Cruz Roja San José y Santa Adela, Madrid, Spain.
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authors: Jimenez-Rolando
authors: Department of Ophtalmology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain.
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authors: Noval
authors: Department of Pediatrics Neurology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain.
authors: A
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authors: Martinez Bermejo
mesh_terms: D019575:Blindness, Cortical / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000472:pathogenicity; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Cortical blindness; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; child; stroke