Two different nervous system complications of mycoplasma pneumoniae

Year 2010, Volume: 37 Issue: 2, 157 - 159, 01.06.2010

Faruk İncecik M. Özlem Hergüner Şakir Altunbaşak

Abstract

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is an important agent of the lower and upper respiratory system infections. It may re­sult in some complications and clinical conditions other than infections. Meningoencephalitis, encephalitis, trans­verse myelitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, cerebral infarction and Gullian-Barre syndrome are major neurological complications. We present here two cases with meningoencephalitis and Gullian-Barre syndrome secondary to Mycoplasma pneu­moniae infection.

Keywords

Mycoplasma pneumoniae, meningoenceph­alitis, Gullian-Barre syndrome

Mycoplasma pneumoniae enfeksiyonunun yol açtığı iki farklı sinir sistemi komplikasyonu

Abstract

Mycoplasma pneumoniae, üst ve alt solunum yolu in­feksiyonlarına sebep olan önemli bir etkendir. Solunum sistemi dışında da bazı klinik tablo ve komplikasyonlara yol açabilir. Meningoensefalit, ensefalit, transvers miyelit, akut dissemine ensefalomiyelit, beyinde infarkt ve Gulli­an-Barre sendromu etkenin sinir sisteminde sebep oldu­ğu hastalıklar olarak belirtilebilir. Bu çalışmada Mycoplasma pneumoniae infeksiyonuna bağlı meningoensefalit ve Gullian-Barre sendromu geli­şen iki vaka sunulmuştur.

Keywords

Mycoplasma pneumoniae, meningo­ensefalit, Gullian-Barre sendromu

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