[Multiple complications of a mycoplasma pneumoniae infection]

Rev Mal Respir. 1993;10(3):259-61.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report the case of a patient who was admitted to hospital for a pneumonia in association with a Stevens-Johnson syndrome. The association of these conditions suggested a Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, which was confirmed on serology. There were three other extra-respiratory complications discovered: cold agglutinins, a disturbance of liver function tests, and circulating anticoagulant; both the two latter and the Stevens-Johnson syndrome are rare complications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / blood
  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / etiology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / blood
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / etiology*
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Heparin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / blood
  • Liver Diseases / etiology*
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Male
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / blood
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / diagnostic imaging
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / drug therapy
  • Radiography
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / blood
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / complications*
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • calcium heparin
  • Heparin