Neuroinvasion by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

Neuroinvasion by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

We report the autopsy findings for a 45-year-old man with polyradiculoneuropathy and fatal acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after having Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. M. pneumoniae antigens were demonstrated by immunohistochemical analysis of brain tissue, indicating neuroinvasion as an addit...

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Main Authors: Bernhard Stamm, Michael Moschopulos, Hansjoerg Hungerbuehler, Jeannette Guarner, Gillian L. Genrich, Sherif R. Zaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae encephalomyelitis acute disseminated
leukoencephalitis
acute hemorrhagic
Hurst disease
dispatch
Switzerland
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/4/06-1366_article

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