IDCases (Jan 2022)

A fulminant pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae – Case report and literature review

  • Athira Unni, MD,
  • P.K. Hidayathulla, MD,
  • K.P. Kavitha, MD,
  • Mohammed Niyas Paloth, MD,
  • Priyanka Raveendranadhan Nair, MD,
  • Jayesh Kumar P, MD,
  • Chandni Radhakrishnan, MD PhD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29
p. e01552

Abstract

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Fulminant pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae [MP] is quite rare even though there is a high prevalence of Mycoplasma species infection in the general population.We report a case of an atypical pneumonia with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a young female and the clinical challenges encountered along with the current literature review.

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