J Korean Pediatr Soc.  1996 Jan;39(1):115-119.

A Case of Cerebral Infarction Associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection

• Koh YJ
• Kim DJ
• Seol IJ
• Lee HB
• Hong KW

Abstract

Mycoplasma pneumoniae has been shown to be of etiologic importance in cases of upper-and lower-respiratory tract infections, especially in children and young adults. It may cause a variety of extrapulmonary manifestations in multiple organ systems, most commonly the central nervous system. The extrapulmonary syndromes include meningitis, cerebral infarction, acute transverse myelitis, psychosis, cerebellar ataxia, Guillain-Barr syndrome and Reye syndrome. Cerebral infarction as a complication of mycoplasma infection in children has been rarely reported. We report the first documented case in Korea of cerebral infarction preceded by M. pneumoniae pneumonia in a 7-year-old boy, with a brief review of literatures.

Keyword

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection; Cerebral infarction

MeSH Terms

Central Nervous System
Cerebellar Ataxia
Cerebral Infarction*
Child
Humans
Korea
Male
Meningitis
Mycoplasma Infections
Mycoplasma pneumoniae*
Mycoplasma*
Myelitis, Transverse
Pneumonia
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma*
Psychotic Disorders
Reye Syndrome
Young Adult