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Grant O. Westenfelder, MD; D. Thomas Akey, MD; Steven J. Corwin, MD; Nicholas A. Vick, MD

Arch Neurol. 1981;38(5):317-318.

Abstract
• We examined a woman who had acute transverse myelopathy (ATM) associated with respiratory illness due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae. To our knowledge, only one previously described case documented this relationship with serologic studies of spinal fluid. Since 16% to 35% of ATM patients experience antecedent respiratory illness, evidence of M pneumoniae infection should be sought in all cases.

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Medicine (Drs Westenfelder, Akey, and Corwin) and Neurology (Dr Vick), Northwestern University Medical School, Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Ill.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Aug 19, 1980.

Reprint requests to Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Evanston Hospital, 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201 (Dr Westenfelder).

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