title: Nonrespiratory complications of M. pneumoniae infection.
abstract: Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection occurs in more than 10 million Americans each year. Most patients have a mild respiratory illness; only 5 percent develop clinical pneumonia. Nonrespiratory complications may involve skin, joints, central nervous system, heart, liver, kidneys or blood; some lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Immune-inflammatory responses appear to be the cause of these manifestations.
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae; D009393:Nephritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis