[Diagnosis and management of Mycoplasma pneumonia with cold agglutinin disease].
OBJECTIVE
To study the Mycoplasma pneumonia (MP) with cold agglutinin disease (CAD) and inquire into its diagnosis and treatment.


METHODS
3 report of cases and literature were reviewed.


RESULTS
Accompanying with hemolysis and microcirculatory retardation, 3 patients with acute respiratory infection were finally diagnosed MP with CAD. Antimicrobial therapy and plasmapheresis showed favorable effect.


CONCLUSIONS
MP patients would be highly suspected to be associated with CAD, if accompanying with hemolysis and microcirculatory retardation. Laboratory examinations are helpful for diagnosis. On the basis of combined therapy, plasmapheresis is effective.
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Xiangya Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha 410008, China.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies