Central Nervous System Vasculitis as a Rare Presentation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae : A Case Report
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submitted on 2024-12-02, 09:50 and posted on 2024-12-02, 09:51 authored by Ashraf Omer Elamin Ahmed, Mona Mohammad Ibraheem Babikir, Amir Elssoni Mahjoup Khojali, Suresh Nalaka Menik Arachchige, Abdirahman Mohamud Abdirahman, Mouhand Faisal Hamad MohamedMycobacteria pneumoniae (MP) commonly causes upper and lower respiratory tract infections. The clinical manifestation is classified as pulmonary and extrapulmonary. These manifestations vary according to the involved system. MP may affect one system or more at a time. Commonly prodromal respiratory symptoms precede systemic involvement. Central nervous system involvement in uncommon. This report is presenting a rare case of central nervous system vasculitis secondary to MP, highlighting the diagnosis and management with a succinct literature review.
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Published in: Case Reports in Neurology
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
See article on publisher's website: https://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000510632
Funding
Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.
History
Language
- English
Publisher
KargerPublication Year
- 2020
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This Item is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International LicenseInstitution affiliated with
- Hamad Medical Corporation
- Hamad General Hospital - HMC
