Current Mycoplasma pneumoniae outbreak: Don't forget its role in Bickerstaff encephalitis.

Authors :: Lacampagne T
Guillotin V
Peuchant O
Belloir A
Sibon I
Bébéar C
Cazanave C
Source :: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease [Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis] 2024 Sep; Vol. 110 (1), pp. 116418. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 28.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in children and young adults. It is responsible of a broad array of extrapulmonary manifestations, the most severe affecting the central nervous system. We report a challenging diagnosis of macrolide-resistant M. pneumoniae-induced Bickerstaff encephalitis in a 16-year-old man.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Humans
Adolescent
Male
Disease Outbreaks
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Community-Acquired Infections microbiology
Community-Acquired Infections diagnosis
Community-Acquired Infections epidemiology
Macrolides therapeutic use
Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolation & purification
Mycoplasma pneumoniae genetics
Encephalitis microbiology
Encephalitis diagnosis
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma epidemiology
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma microbiology
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma diagnosis
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma drug therapy

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