Palumbo Emilio, Malorgio Cristiana, Nasca Giuseppina, Siani Alberto, Branchi Maurizio, Bonora Gilberto
Reparto di Pediatria, Ospedale Civile, Sondrio.
Recenti Prog Med. 2008 Jun;99(6):306-8.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia, but this organism can also affect almost every organ system besides the lung. Neurological manifestations (meningitis, encephalitis, transverse myelitis, Guillain-Barrè syndrome) are the most frequent extrapulmonary complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae. We report a case of a immunocompetent child affected by encephalitis caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
肺炎支原体是社区获得性肺炎的常见病因,但这种病原体除了肺部外,还可累及几乎所有器官系统。神经学表现(脑膜炎、脑炎、横贯性脊髓炎、吉兰-巴雷综合征)是肺炎支原体最常见的肺外并发症。我们报告一例免疫功能正常的儿童罹患肺炎支原体脑炎的病例。