Abstract
BMycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) infection is rarely fatal in young adults. Most patients have no symptoms or mild nonspecific symptoms or signs with infection. Up to 310% infected people may develop pneumonia. We herein report a fatal case of M. pneumoniae infection presenting with acute respiratory failure and brain death in a 27 year old female. Autopsy revealed that diffuse alveolar damage in the lungs and acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalopathy (AHLE), a hyperacute form of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in the brain. [N A J Med Sci. 2012;5(2):126-130.]
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