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STROKE IN TWO CHILDREN WITH MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION A CAUSAL OR CASUAL RELATIONSHIP?
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VasculitisImmunologyImmune SystemImmunotherapyPediatric EpidemiologyStrokePrompt Macrolide TherapyNeurologyPublic HealthNeuroimmunologyAutoimmunityBrain-immune InteractionImmunologic DiseaseClinical Infectious DiseaseEpidemiologyMycoplasma Pneumoniae InfectionPediatricsClinical InfectionCentral Nervous SystemImmunosuppressionMedicine
We report on 2 children who had a stroke biologically related to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Invasion of the central nervous system and an immune mechanism represent 2 pathogenesis pathways. Prompt macrolide therapy does not prevent stroke, but immediate and aggressive immunosuppressive treatment seems to help recovery.
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