Neuroinvasion by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
oleh: Bernhard Stamm, Michael Moschopulos, Hansjoerg Hungerbuehler, Jeannette Guarner, Gillian L. Genrich, Sherif R. Zaki
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-04-01 |
Deskripsi
We report the autopsy findings for a 45-year-old man with polyradiculoneuropathy and fatal acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after having Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. M. pneumoniae antigens were demonstrated by immunohistochemical analysis of brain tissue, indicating neuroinvasion as an additional pathogenetic mechanism in central neurologic complications of M. pneumoniae infection.