Transverse myelitis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.

P I MacFarlane; Van Miller

doi:10.1136/adc.59.1.80

January 1, 1984Archives of Disease in ChildhoodOpen Access

Transverse myelitis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.

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This case report aims to highlight the association between transverse myelitis and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
Descriptive case report of a patient with acute transverse myelitis after Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
Detection of circulating antibodies to myelin was performed to assess neurological damage.
Circulating antibodies to myelin were detected in the patient, indicating an immune response.
Evidence suggests that neurological damage is mediated by an immunological mechanism related to the mycoplasma infection.

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Case describes acute transverse myelitis linked to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, suggesting immune-mediated damage.

Abstract

A case of acute transverse myelitis associated with respiratory infection by Mycoplasma pneumoniae is described. Circulating antibodies to myelin were detected suggesting that mycoplasma related neurological damage is mediated by producing an immunological myelopathy.

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Transverse myelitis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.

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