Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in a child after renal transplantation.
Although Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections are common among school children and young adults, they have been rarely reported in renal transplant recipients. Herein, we report an 8-yr-old boy who had M. pneumoniae infection 1 yr after transplantation and showed liver dysfunction during the course of the disease. In children who underwent renal transplantation and receive immunosuppressive treatment, we suggest that symptoms of a simple upper respiratory tract infection may precede M. pneumoniae disease with potentially serious extrapulmonary complications.
Kalman
Süleyman
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Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, 06018 Etlik-Ankara, Turkey. suleymankalman@yahoo.com
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D011899:Ranitidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D011899:Ranitidine; D017291:Clarithromycin