Respiratory Medicine Case Reports (Jan 2019)

Mycoplasma pneumonia with hydropneumothorax: A case report

  • Ateeq Mubarik,
  • Aamani Jupalli,
  • Arshad Muhammad Iqbal,
  • Sohaib Khaleel Mohammed,
  • Salman Muddassir,
  • Eddib Abdulmagid

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26
pp. 299 – 300

Abstract

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the most common causes of community-acquired pneumonia in adults. Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) presents with pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations. Pneumothorax is a rare MPP complication in children. But, we reported a case of MPP with hydropneumothorax in an adult. The association of MPP, hydropneumothorax, and empyema is extremely rare.