Bilateral Optic Papillitis Following Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia

Millá, Elena; Zografos, Léonidas; Piguet, B

doi:10.1159/000027322

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“…Acute rhabdomyolysis was recently reported in association with M. pneumoniae infection in a 15-year-old patient (41). Ocular manifestations have been reported in children occasionally and include conjunctivitis, anterior uveitis, optic neuropathy, retinitis and retinal hemorrhages, iritis, and optic disk swelling, with or without permanent degradation of vision (289,362). M. pneumoniae has been isolated from the urogenital tracts of males and females and has been cultured from a tubo-ovarian abscess (165).…”

Section: Extrapulmonary Manifestationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mycoplasma pneumoniaeand Its Role as a Human Pathogen

2004

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a unique bacterium that does not always receive the attention it merits considering the number of illnesses it causes and the degree of morbidity associated with it in both children and adults. Serious infections requiring hospitalization, while rare, occur in both adults and children and may involve multiple organ systems. The severity of disease appears to be related to the degree to which the host immune response reacts to the infection. Extrapulmonary complications involving all of the major organ systems can occur in association with M. pneumoniae infection as a result of direct invasion and/or autoimmune response. The extrapulmonary manifestations are sometimes of greater severity and clinical importance than the primary respiratory infection. Evidence for this organism's contributory role in chronic lung conditions such as asthma is accumulating. Effective management of M. pneumoniae infections can usually be achieved with macrolides, tetracyclines, or fluoroquinolones. As more is learned about the pathogenesis and immune response elicited by M. pneumoniae, improvement in methods for diagnosis and prevention of disease due to this organism may occur

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Section: Extrapulmonary Manifestationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mycoplasma pneumoniaeand Its Role as a Human Pathogen

2004

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“…However, in the literature various complications are described in the skin (Stevens-Johnson syndrome) [87], the central nervous system [81,123], kidneys [111,129], heart [23, 97], muscles [10] and the eyes [98]. The pathophysiology of extrapulmonary manifestations of MP is not understood.…”

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Respiratory tract infections by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children: a review of diagnostic and therapeutic measures

Ferwerda

Moll

Groot

2001

European Journal of Pediatrics

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“…Ocular manifestations other than conjunctivitis are uncommon. However, papilloedema [10] and bilateral ON have been described following an acute infection by Mycoplasma pneumoniae [1,7]. It is also well known that Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is related to about 5 % of cases of GBS [4].…”

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