SEVERE NECROTIZING PNEUMONITIS IN A CHILD WITH MYCOPLASMA-PNEUMONIAE INFECTION

Authors
OERMANN C SOCKRIDER MM LANGSTON C
Citation
C. Oermann et al., SEVERE NECROTIZING PNEUMONITIS IN A CHILD WITH MYCOPLASMA-PNEUMONIAE INFECTION, Pediatric pulmonology, 24(1), 1997, pp. 61-65
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System",Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric pulmonology → ACNP
ISSN journal
87556863
Volume
24
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
61 - 65
Database
ISI
SICI code
8755-6863(1997)24:1<61:SNPIAC>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Lower respiratory tract illness due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae is typica lly mild and self-limited. There are, however, numerous reports of ser ious and life-threatening cases of mycoplasma pneumonia in adults. We present a case involving a 4-year-old girl with severe mycoplasma infe ction and necrotizing pneumonitis requiring lobectomy. A detailed path ological report is provided. (C) 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.