title: Necrotizing pneumonitis caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in pediatric patients: report of five cases and review of literature.
abstract: Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is usually self-limited without severe sequelae. We report 5 pediatric patients with necrotizing pneumonitis caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae and reviewed the reported cases in the English language. Protracted course of fever and respiratory distress were noted in all 5 patients. Macrolides and adequate chest tube drainage for pleural effusion were the mainstay of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ruay-Shyang
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shuo-Yu
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Kai-Sheng
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Yee-Hsuan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.forename: I-Fei
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ming-Feng
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Christine C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chiou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009336:Necrosis; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003287:Contrast Media