2015
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1553233
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Mykoplasma-pneumoniae-assoziierte Meningoenzephalitis

Abstract: In clinical practice, secondary infections of the central nervous system (CNS) represent rare yet severe complications of their respective primary infections. In this case report, we describe a 22-year-old patient with a medical history of Asthma bronchiale, who developed significant neurological deficits after a respiratory infection. The neurological symptoms progressed despite antibiotic therapy with vancomycin, ampicillin and ceftriaxone. The patient's cerebrospinal fluid and a cranial magnetic resonance i… Show more

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“…M. pneumoniae , which was initially separated, cultivated and named by Chanock and Hayflick in 1962, has been examined the most (2). In addition to primary atypical pneumonia and community-acquired pneumonia, which induce predominantly respiratory symptoms, M. pneumoniae can also induce autoimmune hemolytic anemia and other diseases in the blood, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract, and skin, and can induce pericarditis, myocarditis, nephritis and meningitis (35). …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…M. pneumoniae , which was initially separated, cultivated and named by Chanock and Hayflick in 1962, has been examined the most (2). In addition to primary atypical pneumonia and community-acquired pneumonia, which induce predominantly respiratory symptoms, M. pneumoniae can also induce autoimmune hemolytic anemia and other diseases in the blood, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract, and skin, and can induce pericarditis, myocarditis, nephritis and meningitis (35). …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Jednym z najważniejszych tego typu objawów są następstwa neurologiczne. Wśród objawów neurologicznych wymieniane są: zapalenie opon mózgowych u dorosłych [28] i dzieci [29], zapalenie mózgu, zapalenie nerwu wzrokowego i zespół Guillaina-Barrégo [22].…”
Section: Mycoplasma Pneumoniaeunclassified
“…Para-und postinfektiöse Komplikationen betreffen überwiegend neurologische Manifestationen (7 %) (24), von denen die Encephalitis die häufigste darstellt. Diese kann vor, während und auch in Abwesenheit pulmonaler Symptome (20) und in allen Altersklassen auftreten (11,21). Andere neurologische Manifestationen sind (transversale) Myelitiden, das GBS, die ADEM sowie Vaskulitiden und okkludierende Gefäßprozesse (19).…”
Section: Diskussion Encephalitis Lethargicaunclassified