title: Miliary mycoplasmal pneumonia: a report of six cases.
abstract: Six cases of miliary pneumonia are reported, in which the marked increase in antibody titers showed that Mycoplasma pneumoniae was the probable cause. The clinical picture of these patients showed an acute and severe onset, with the appearance of diffuse alveolitis. The outcome of the disease depended on the time of initiation of treatment in relationship to the onset of symptoms. One case was seen to progress to fibrosing alveolitis with persistent impairment of diffusion. This observation suggests the possibility that some cases of pulmonary fibrosis of unknown aetiology may be due to previous mycoplasmal infection.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000473:pathology*