J Korean Pediatr Soc.  2002 Mar;45(3):401-405.

A Case of Bilateral Spontaneous Tension Pneumothorax Associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection

• Lee JW
• Heo MY
• Kim HS
• Lee SJ

Abstract

Mycoplasma pneumoniae(M. pneumoniae) is the leading cause of pneumonia in school-age children and young adults. The clinical courses are usually mild but recently, severe cases were reported such as lung abscess, Swyer-James syndrome and adult respiratory distress syndrome. Spontaneous pneumothorax associated with M. pneumoniae infection is rare. Carlisle reported a 6-year-old patient with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax associated with M. pneumoniae infection and Koura also reported a 18-year-old girl with repeated. M. pneumoniae pneumonia with recurrent pneumothorax. We experienced bilateral spontaneous tension pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema associated with M. pneumoniae infection in a 6-year-old boy who presented with dyspnea, chest pain, and neck swelling. We reported it as the first case in Korea.

Keyword

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection; Bilateral spontaneous tension pneumothorax

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Chest Pain
Child
Dyspnea
Female
Humans
Korea
Lung Abscess
Lung, Hyperlucent
Male
Mycoplasma pneumoniae*
Mycoplasma*
Neck
Pneumonia
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma*
Pneumothorax*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
Subcutaneous Emphysema
Young Adult