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- Title
Acute severe spinal cord dysfunction in a child with meningitis: Streptococcus pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae co-infection.
- Authors
Manteau, Celine; Liet, Jean Michel; Caillon, Jocelyne; M'Guyen, Sylvie; Quere, Marie Pierre; Roze, Jean Christophe; Guen, Christèle Gras-Le; Gras-Le Guen, Christèle
- Abstract
<bold>Unlabelled: </bold>Tetraplegia developed abruptly in an 11-y-old with pneumococcal meningitis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple hyperintensities at the brainstem-spinal cord junction. Serological tests were positive for Mycoplasma pneumoniae (microparticle agglutination and specific IgMs). Erythromycin and dexamethasone were started promptly, and 10 d later the patient was discharged with normal neurological function.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Tetraplegia during the course of pneumococcal meningitis in an 11-y-old girl disappeared after treatment with ceftriaxone, erythromycin and dexamethasone.
- Subjects
SPINAL cord abnormalities; MENINGITIS in children; INFECTION in children; PEDIATRIC neurology; STREPTOCOCCUS pneumoniae; STREPTOCOCCUS; MYCOPLASMA pneumoniae infections; ANTI-inflammatory agents; ANTIBIOTICS; DIAGNOSIS of fever; ERYTHROMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; BRAIN; FEVER; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; MYCOPLASMA; SPINAL cord; STREPTOCOCCAL diseases; TREATMENT effectiveness; BACTERIAL meningitis; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Acta Paediatrica, 2005, Vol 94, Issue 9, p1339
- ISSN
0803-5253
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1651-2227.2005.tb02099.x