Meningoencephalitis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae

We report a case of a child with meningoencephalitis of atypical etiology. The patient developed the disease after an infection in the upper airways with unfavorable evolution. The clinical recovery was only possible after the administration of adequate antibiotic therapy for the etiological agent. This case report describes a child with meningoencephalitis of atypical etiology. The patient developed the disease after an infection in the superior airways with negative evolution. The clinical recovery was possible only after the introduction of adequate antibiotic therapy for the etiological agent.

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Main Authors: Lalibera,Isabella Batista de, Silveira,Guilherme de Abreu, Toma,Ricardo Katsuya, Kuo,Jack Yung, Troster,Eduardo Juan
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2012
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082012000100021
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