Korean J Med.
2000 Mar;58(3):324-329.
A case mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae is manifested as a mild and self-limited. However, several overwhelming cases have been reported. Recently, we experienced a case of M. pneumoniae pneumonia that progressed into ARDS in a 68-year old man who was admitted because of fever and erythema multiforme on whole body. On admission, serum cold agglutinins and anti-mycoplasma Ab were negative. Lobar consolidation was visible at initial chest X-ray. But, bilateral infiltration was noted at follow-up chest X-ray and his condition was aggravated to ARDS. Anti-mycoplasma Ab was elevated up to 1:640. He was treated with roxithromycin, prednisolone and mechanical ventilator in ICU for 2 weeks. And after this, his clinical condition was recovered completely.
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