Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated Hepatitis without Lung Involvement
<em>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</em> (<em>M. pneumoniae</em>) is a major cause of community acquired respiratory infections. And it also causes a number of extrapulmonary manifestations including cardiovascular, dermatological, musculoskeletal, and hematological systems. But, acute...
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| author | Han Taek Jeong Jae Young Oh Jung Eun Song Byung Seok Kim Chang Hyeong Lee |
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| description | <em>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</em> (<em>M. pneumoniae</em>) is a major cause of community acquired respiratory infections. And it also causes a number of extrapulmonary manifestations including cardiovascular, dermatological, musculoskeletal, and hematological systems. But, acute hepatitis without lung involvement is rare in adults. Here, we report a case of 32-year-old man who presented with fever, chilling, myalgia, and headache. Biochemical analysis showed severely impaired liver function and leukopenia. Laboratory tests and liver biopsy demonstrated a hepatocellular pattern of <em>M. pneumoniae</em>-associated acute hepatitis. Clinical symptoms and laboratory parameters are improved rapidly under treatment with macrolide. Therefore, We recommend that phsycians should consider a possibility of <em>M. pneumoniae</em> infection in acute hepatitis without lung and extrapulmonary involvement, when other more frequent causes have been excluded. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e9f7ae2f75d24553bb2561c30f693ac02022-12-22T00:54:35ZengJin Publishing & Printing Co.The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology1598-99922017-07-01701505310.4166/kjg.2017.70.1.50kjg.2017.70.1.50Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated Hepatitis without Lung InvolvementHan Taek Jeong0Jae Young Oh1Jung Eun Song2Byung Seok Kim3Chang Hyeong Lee4Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, KoreaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, KoreaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, KoreaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, KoreaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea<em>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</em> (<em>M. pneumoniae</em>) is a major cause of community acquired respiratory infections. And it also causes a number of extrapulmonary manifestations including cardiovascular, dermatological, musculoskeletal, and hematological systems. But, acute hepatitis without lung involvement is rare in adults. Here, we report a case of 32-year-old man who presented with fever, chilling, myalgia, and headache. Biochemical analysis showed severely impaired liver function and leukopenia. Laboratory tests and liver biopsy demonstrated a hepatocellular pattern of <em>M. pneumoniae</em>-associated acute hepatitis. Clinical symptoms and laboratory parameters are improved rapidly under treatment with macrolide. Therefore, We recommend that phsycians should consider a possibility of <em>M. pneumoniae</em> infection in acute hepatitis without lung and extrapulmonary involvement, when other more frequent causes have been excluded.http://www.kjg.or.kr/journal/view.html?doi=10.4166/kjg.2017.70.1.50Mycoplasma pneumoniaeHepatitisAdultLeukopenia |
| spellingShingle | Han Taek Jeong Jae Young Oh Jung Eun Song Byung Seok Kim Chang Hyeong Lee Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated Hepatitis without Lung Involvement The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology Mycoplasma pneumoniae Hepatitis Adult Leukopenia |
| title | Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated Hepatitis without Lung Involvement |
| title_full | Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated Hepatitis without Lung Involvement |
| title_fullStr | Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated Hepatitis without Lung Involvement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated Hepatitis without Lung Involvement |
| title_short | Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated Hepatitis without Lung Involvement |
| title_sort | mycoplasma pneumoniae associated hepatitis without lung involvement |
| topic | Mycoplasma pneumoniae Hepatitis Adult Leukopenia |
| url | http://www.kjg.or.kr/journal/view.html?doi=10.4166/kjg.2017.70.1.50 |
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