MYCOPLASMA-PNEUMONIAE INFECTION - AN UNUSUAL PULMONARY LOCALIZATION AND OSTEOMYELITIS

Authors
DOUCET V BOURLIERENAJEAN B PETIT P PANUEL M FAURE F DEVRED P
Citation
V. Doucet et al., MYCOPLASMA-PNEUMONIAE INFECTION - AN UNUSUAL PULMONARY LOCALIZATION AND OSTEOMYELITIS, Journal de radiologie, 79(11), 1998, pp. 1398-1400
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Journal de radiologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
02210363
Volume
79
Issue
11
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1398 - 1400
Database
ISI
SICI code
0221-0363(1998)79:11<1398:MI-AUP>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We report an atypical presentation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection observed in a patient with primary hypogammaglobulinemia. Pulmonary mi liary was combined with sternal and femoral osteomyelitis. These unusu al CT findings could be explained by immunodeficiency with impaired an tibody response.