Korean J Pediatr.  2013 Sep;56(9):411-415. 10.3345/kjp.2013.56.9.411.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae associated stroke in a 3-year-old girl

• Kim GH
• Seo WH
• Je BK
• Eun SH

• KMID: 1493124
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2013.56.9.411

Abstract

Infectious diseases precede a significant proportion of acute ischemic strokes in children. Here, we report a case of acute ischemic stroke in a 3-year-old girl with a Mycoplasma pneumonia-associated respiratory tract infection. She developed an acquired prothrombotic state of protein S deficiency and had increased fibrinogen and fibrinogen degradation product levels and increased titer of antinuclear antibodies. However, these conditions were completely alleviated at the 1-month follow-up examination. Infection with M. pneumoniae may cause a transient prothrombotic state that can potentially cause a thrombus.

Keyword

Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Stroke; Child

MeSH Terms

Antibodies, Antinuclear
Child
Communicable Diseases
Fibrinogen
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Mycoplasma
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Pneumonia
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
Preschool Child
Protein S Deficiency
Respiratory Tract Infections
Stroke
Thrombosis
Antibodies, Antinuclear
Fibrinogen