Meningitis and intracranial abscess due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a B cell-depleted patient with multiple sclerosis

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Contributors

  • Dominik Madžar - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Florian T. Nickel - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Veit Rothhammer - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Philipp Goelitz - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Walter Geißdörfer - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Roger Dumke - , Institute of Medical Microbiology and Virology (Author)
  • Roland Lang - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)

Abstract

Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a frequent respiratory pathogen, can cause neurological disease manifestations. We here present a case of M. pneumoniae as cause of meningitis and occurrence of an intracranial abscess as a complication of mastoiditis with septic cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a patient with multiple sclerosis on anti-CD20 therapy.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2227-2231
Number of pages5
JournalEuropean Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Volume43
Issue number11
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 39266884

Keywords

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Keywords

  • Abscess, Anti-CD20 antibody, Complication, Mastoiditis, Multiple sclerosis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Ocrelizumab, Rituximab, Septic cerebral venous sinus thrombosis