A Case of Cerebral Infarction Complicated by
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia

Cheon, Kyoung Whoon; Kang, Won Sik; Son, Byeong Hee; Kim, Sung Won

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 2002;45(5):673-678.
Published online May 15, 2002.

A Case of Cerebral Infarction Complicated by Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia

Kyoung Whoon Cheon, Won Sik Kang, Byeong Hee Son, Sung Won Kim

Department of Pediatrics, St. Benedict Hospital, Busan, Korea

Mycoplasma pneumoniae 폐렴에 합병된 뇌경색 1례

전경훈^, 강원식^, 손병희^, 김성원

성분도병원 소아과

Correspondence:
Byeong Hee Son, Email: sbdped@korea.com

Abstract

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is the most common pathogen of the respiratory tract among school- aged children and young adults. The incidence of CNS complication is reported as 0.1-7% of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections. We experienced a case of cerebral infarction complicated by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and reviewed the literature about the CNS complication of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.

Key Words: Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Cerebral infarction