SEVERE EXTRAPULMONARY COMPLICATIONS IN MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION – CASE STUDY
Mycoplasma infection is a common pathology in childhood. The most common involvement known is pulmonary, and the course of the illness is typically mild. Extra-pulmonary involvement include an extremely wide range of manifestations (neurological, cardiac, dermatological, hematological, musculoskele...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Amaltea Medical Publishing House
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Romanian Journal of Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_PEDIATRICS/Revista_Romana_de_PEDIATRIE-2017-Nr.1/RJP_2017_1_EN_Art-08.pdf |
| Summary: | Mycoplasma infection is a common pathology in childhood. The most common involvement known is pulmonary, and the course of the illness is typically mild. Extra-pulmonary involvement include an extremely wide
range of manifestations (neurological, cardiac, dermatological, hematological, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, renal, uro-genital, ocular), more frequently than we know, with an high incidence, up to 50%. We report two cases of life-threatening extra-pulmoary manifestations caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children. First case is a 17 year old teenager with severe and rapidly progressive form of hemolytic anemia without any anterior respiratory manifestation. Investigations revealed Mycoplasma pneumoniae as etiologic agent. Second case a 3 years old child of with severe sepsis, multi-organ failure, including hematological, in the context of
extremely rare co-infection by Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Hantavirus. The onset of illness was with minor
respiratory symptoms, but the evolution was rapidly progressive, ultimately leading to the child’s death. Both
cases have imposed a wide range of investigations for diagnostic and to monitor the treatment. Therapeutic
difficulties are presented and discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1454-0398 2069-6175 |