Abstract
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M.p.) is generally responsible of upper and lower respiratory tract infections in children in school age; in about 2% of cases can be also considered the cause of a NS infection: meningitis, encephalitis, cerebellitis, transverse myelitis and ascending polyradiculitis. The authors describe a case of meningitis following an acute otitis media in a 6 years old child. This patient presented also a fourfold or greater decrease in titer of complement fixing antibodies to M.p. The authors suggest a systematic research of M.p. in patients with clear CSF meningitis.
Translated title of the contribution | Neurological complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Description of a case of meningitis with clear cerebrospinal fluid |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 271-273 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - May 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health