Neuroinvasion by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

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作者
Stamm, Bernhard [2 ]
Moschopulos, Michael [2 ]
Hungerbuehier, Hansjoerg [2 ]
Guarner, Jeannette [1 ]
Genrich, Gillian L. [1 ]
Zaki, Sherif R. [1 ]
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[1] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA USA
[2] Kantonsspital Aarau AG, Dept Pathol, CH-5000 Aarau, Switzerland
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10.3201/eid1404.061366
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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We report the autopsy findings for a 45-year-old man with polyradiculoneuropathy and fatal acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after having Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. M. pneumoniae antigens were demonstrated by immunohistochemical analysis of brain tissue, indicating neuroinvasion as an additional pathogenetic mechanism in central neurologic complications of M. pneumoniae infection.
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