Journal article
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a trigger for Weston Hurst syndrome
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We report a case of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection as one possible trigger for Weston Hurst syndrome (acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis), a rare disorder of microvascular injury often described as a postinfectious complication of an upper respiratory illness.
METHODS: This is a case of a 27-year-old man presenting with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3 and an acute head CT revealing extensive vasogenic edema in the right hemisphere …
Authors
Magun R; Verschoor CP; Bowdish DME; Provias J
Journal
Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, Vol. 3, No. 1,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
February 2016
DOI
10.1212/nxi.0000000000000187
ISSN
2332-7812