Central Nervous System Vasculitis as a Rare Presentation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae: A Case Report

Mycobacteria pneumoniae (MP) commonly causes upper and lower respiratory tract infections. The clinical manifestation is classified as pulmonary and extrapulmonary. These manifestations vary according to the involved system. MP may affect one system or more at a time. Commonly prodromal respiratory...

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Published inCase reports in neurology Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 402 - 409
Main Authors Ahmed, Ashraf Omer Elamin, Babikir, Mona Mohammad Ibraheem, Khojali, Amir Elssoni Mahjoup, Arachchige, Suresh Nalaka Menik, Abdirahman, Abdirahman Mohamud, Mohamed, Mouhand Faisal Hamad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 09.11.2020
Karger Publishers
Subjects
Antibiotics
Bacteria
Case reports
cns vasculitis
Consciousness
extrapulmonary manifestion
Infections
Laboratories
Literature reviews
mycoplasma pneumonia complications
mycoplasma pneumoniae
National libraries
Nervous system
Pathogenesis
Pneumonia
Single Case – General Neurology
Single Case − General Neurology
Steroids
Qatar
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Extrapulmonary manifestion
Mycoplasma pneumonia complications
CNS vasculitis
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Summary:Mycobacteria pneumoniae (MP) commonly causes upper and lower respiratory tract infections. The clinical manifestation is classified as pulmonary and extrapulmonary. These manifestations vary according to the involved system. MP may affect one system or more at a time. Commonly prodromal respiratory symptoms precede systemic involvement. Central nervous system involvement in uncommon. This report is presenting a rare case of central nervous system vasculitis secondary to MP, highlighting the diagnosis and management with a succinct literature review.
ISSN:1662-680X
1662-680X
DOI:10.1159/000510632