A Case ofMycoplasma Pneumoniae-Associated Encephalomyelitis in a 16-Year-Old Female Presenting to an Adult Teaching Hospital | Zendy

Hieu Tran | Zendy; Anthony Allworth | Zendy; Cameron J Bennett | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Hieu Tran,

Anthony Allworth,

Cameron J Bennett

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

clinical medicine insights case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.187

H-Index - 12

ISSN - 1179-5476

DOI - 10.4137/ccrep.s13309

Subject(s) - mycoplasma pneumoniae , encephalitis , acute disseminated encephalomyelitis , encephalomyelitis , serology , multiple sclerosis , medicine , differential diagnosis , mycoplasma , magnetic resonance imaging , lesion , pathology , immunology , pneumonia , virus , antibody , radiology , biology , genetics

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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