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Mycoplasma Pneumoniae-Associated Encephalomyelitis

Posted Mon, Dec, 30,2013

Published today in Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports is a new case report article by Hieu Tran, Anthony Allworth and Cameron Bennett.  Read more about this paper below:

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A Case of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae-Associated Encephalomyelitis in a 16-Year-Old Female Presenting to an Adult Teaching Hospital

Abstract

We report a rare cause of encephalitis that is not often described in the adult clinical setting. Our case was a 16-year-old female who presented with a clinical picture of viral encephalitis; however, magnetic resonance imaging showed a demyelinating lesion of the left frontal lobe. In this age group, differential diagnoses of acute demyelination encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis were entertained. Further investigations demonstrated positive Mycoplasma pneumoniae serology. As a result, a diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated encephalitis was made based on a process of exclusion.

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