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May 26, 2016BMC Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

Two pediatric patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection developed clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) and recovered completely within a few days.

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Population

2 pediatric patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection-induced clinically mild…

Design

Case_report

Follow-up

Up to 10 days

Key result

Two pediatric patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection developed clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) and recovered completely within a few days.

Authors

ZYZhefeng YuanJSJue ShenSMShanshan Mao

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Overview

Mycoplasma pneumoniae may cause pediatric MERS with rapid recovery; extends known etiologies but remains hypothesis-generating.

Study Design

Type

Case Report (n=2)

Multicenter

No

Structured PICO

P
Population
2 male pediatric patients (ages 9 and 12) with clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) triggered by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
E
Exposure
Medical management including azithromycin, acyclovir, and mannitol (with dexamethasone and methycobal in case 1).
O
Outcome
Clinical recovery and resolution of MRI lesions in the splenium of the corpus callosum.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a rare but possible pathogen for clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) in children, which carries a good prognosis.

Limitations

  • Small number of cases
  • Cytokines not assessed in serum and CSF for patient 1

Cite This Study

Yuan et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) (n=2). Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection was evaluated on Clinical recovery and MRI resolution. Two pediatric patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection developed clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) and recovered completely within a few days.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a99ce71a2ec1cee3d4d2523https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1556-5
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