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Leong, Wan Yi and Yusof Khan, Abdul Hanif Khan and Baharin, Janudin and Wei, Chao Loh and Abdul Rashid, Anna Misya’il and Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa and Fan, Kee Hoo and Basri, Hamidon and Ahmad Apandi, Laila Mastura and Inche Mat, Liyana Najwa
(2022)
Acute mycoplasma pneumoniae encephalitis in an adult.
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 18 (5).
art. no. 30.
222 - 224.
ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346
Abstract
Mycoplasma pneumonia is an atypical bacterium that causes mild respiratory tract infections, especially in the upper respiratory system. Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is infrequently associated with various CNS manifestations such as encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). Here we report a rare case of mycoplasma encephalitis in an adult who presented with a first episode of seizure following fever and neck stiffness for one week. Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibody titer was markedly elevated at >1:320 and MRI brain revealed encephalitic changes with a lesion in the splenium. Interestingly, there was no associated respiratory infection and his stay in the hospital was also complicated by SIADH. The patient improved after treatment with a macrolide antibiotic.
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