TY - JOUR
T1 - Fatal encephalitis caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a 9-year-old girl
AU - Tjhie, Jeroen H.T.
AU - Van De Putte, Elise M.
AU - Haasnoot, Krijn
AU - Van Den Brule, Adriaan J.C.
AU - Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Christina M.J.E.
PY - 1997/1/1
Y1 - 1997/1/1
N2 - A case of fatal encephalitis in a 9-year-old girl is described. Serology showed high titre antibodies against Mycoplasma pneumoniae. In addition M. pneumoniae was detected in cerebrospinal fluid by polymerase chain reaction. Direct invasion of the central nervous system as opposed to a secondary immunologic reaction to a M. pneumoniae infection of the respiratory tract in the pathogenesis of encephalitis is discussed.
AB - A case of fatal encephalitis in a 9-year-old girl is described. Serology showed high titre antibodies against Mycoplasma pneumoniae. In addition M. pneumoniae was detected in cerebrospinal fluid by polymerase chain reaction. Direct invasion of the central nervous system as opposed to a secondary immunologic reaction to a M. pneumoniae infection of the respiratory tract in the pathogenesis of encephalitis is discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030690573&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3109/00365549709011844
DO - 10.3109/00365549709011844
M3 - Article
C2 - 9360263
AN - SCOPUS:0030690573
SN - 0036-5548
VL - 29
SP - 424
EP - 425
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
IS - 4
ER -