Fulminant meningoencephalitis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in adults. Aggressive treatment leads to good outcome;Fulminante Mycoplasma-pneumoniae-assoziierte meningoenzephalitis des erwachsenen. Aggressive therapie ermöglicht gutes outcome

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Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1016-1021

  Sparing, R ^a   Spitzer, C ^a   Hafner H ^a   Zolldann, D ^a   Reinges, M H T ^a   Krings, T ^a   Noth, J ^a   Kosinski, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Craniectomy; Encephalitis; Infection; Meningoencephalitis; Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIECTOMY; FULMINANT MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOMNOLENCE; STEROID THERAPY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7944232209     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-004-1718-3     Document Type: Article

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