Third cranial nerve palsy: an unusual manifestation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Nelson, D.; Angus-Leppan, H.; Jacobs, P.
Acute Medicine 16(3): 142-144
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4892 PMID: 29072872 Document Number: 17273
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae (M.pneumoniae) is a well-known cause of atypical pneumonia, however it is also associated with many extra pulmonary manifestations. This report highlights a patient with gastroenterological, haematological and neurological complications, including a third cranial nerve palsy which developed after her initial treatment and discharge from hospital.
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