A Case of Mycoplasma Pneumonia Complicated with Status Epilepticus and Encephalopathy / 소아알레르기및호흡기학회지
Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
;
: 309-313, 2007.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-73563
ABSTRACT
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is known to be a common respiratory pathogen in children and adolescents. It rarely causes neurologic complications, such as meningitis, encephalitis and cerebellar ataxia, in some patients as extrapulmonary manifestations. Neurologic symptoms, such as impairment of consciousness, seizure and paralysis, in the early stage. We report a case of lobar pneumoia caused by M. pneumoniae which was complicated with status epilepticus and encephalopathy.
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Main subject:
Paralysis
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Pneumonia
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Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
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Seizures
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Status Epilepticus
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Cerebellar Ataxia
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Consciousness
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Encephalitis
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Meningitis
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Mycoplasma
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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