Severe necrotizing pneumonitis in a child with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
Lower respiratory tract illness due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae is typically mild and self-limited. There are, however, numerous reports of serious and life-threatening cases of mycoplasma pneumonia in adults. We present a case involving a 4-year-old girl with severe mycoplasma infection and necrotizing pneumonitis requiring lobectomy. A detailed pathological report is provided.
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Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Langston
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed