Infection of a traumatic pelvic hematoma with Mycoplasma hominis.
Fever developed in a previously healthy young man who had sustained extensive pelvic trauma. Mycoplasma hominis was isolated in pure culture from six of seven specimens taken from a retroperitoneal hematoma over a one-week period, and mycoplasmacidal antibodies were present in high titer in the convalescent-phase serum. The fever abated after thorough surgical drainage of the infected hematoma.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006406:Hematoma / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000293:injuries*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space