Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection complicated by respiratory arrest due to concurrent bilateral lateral medullary lesions: A case report

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 148-150
Author(s):  
Takuya Fukuoka ◽  
Yoshihiko Nakazato ◽  
Hitoshi Kawasaki ◽  
Kei Ikeda ◽  
Toshimasa Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae ◽  
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis ◽  
Respiratory Arrest ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection

Fatal Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection: Case Report and Review of the Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Xiangtian Kong ◽  
Kia Newman ◽  
Ronald Goldenberg ◽  
Philip M. Tierno ◽  
Irina Mikolaenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection

Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection and Obsessive-Compulsive Disease: A Case Report

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 338-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tugba Erener Ercan ◽  
Gokmen Ercan ◽  
Burcu Severge ◽  
Muhsin Arpaozu ◽  
Gulten Karasu
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection

scholarly journals A rare case of bilateral optic neuritis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis post mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 122-125
Author(s):  
Amal Y Kentab
Keyword(s):  
Optic Neuritis ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae ◽  
Basic Protein ◽  
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis ◽  
Pulse Therapy ◽  
Vision Impairment ◽  
Excessive Sleepiness ◽  
Physician Awareness ◽  
Pulse Steroids ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection

A case of a 4-year-old boy who developed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and optic neuritis (ON) following Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is reported. His symptoms, including excessive sleepiness, frontal headache, bilateral vision impairment, retro-auricular pain and unbalanced gait, were resolved after methylprednisolone pulse therapy, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and ciprofloxacin. Cerebrospinal fluid myelin basic protein (MBP) and Mycoplasma serology IgM were detected in our patient. This is the first report of a child with ADEM and ON associated with mastoditis caused by M. pneumoniae infection. Combined immunomodulatory therapy (pulse steroids and immunoglobulin) with anti- mycoplasma microbial therapy resulted in favorable visual recovery. Bilateral isolated optic neuritis as the first presenting feature in childhood ADEM is rare and requires proper evaluation and early therapeutic management. This case highlights the need for physician awareness of the association of mycoplasma infection with optic neuritis and ADEM.

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