The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2006 , Vol 48 , Num 2
Internal carotid artery occlusion associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in a child
Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Dr. Sami Ulus Children’s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey Tanır G, Aydemir C, Yılmaz D, Tuygun N. Internal carotid artery occlusion associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in a child. Turk J Pediatr 2006; 48: 166-171.

We describe a seven-year-old girl with severe pneumonia probably associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae who developed right-sided hemiparalysis and right central facial paralysis soon after the onset of the disease. Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging revealed left corpus striatum acute infarction and magnetic resonance angiography demonstrated left internal carotid artery occlusion. She also had positive antiphospholipid and anticardiolipin antibodies and increased fibrinogen and D-dimer levels. Keywords : Mycoplasma pneumoniae, severe pneumonia, stroke, child

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