Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated transverse myelitis with unexpected rapid response to macrolide therapy: A case report

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 585-588

  Tezer, Hasan ^a   Kara, Ateş ^a   Haliloǧlu, Göknur ^a   Devrim, Ilker ^a   Karli Oǧuz, Kader ^a   Sül, Deniz ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clarithromycin; Intravenous immunoglobulin; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MACROLIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; COUGHING; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MICTURITION DISORDER; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; MYELITIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CLARITHROMYCIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 62749098632     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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