title: Mycoplasma pneumonia associated with rhabdomyolysis and the Guillain-Barre syndrome.
abstract: A 25-year-old housewife who presented with Mycoplasma pneumonia who developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and required assisted ventilation. During her hospital stay, she developed acute renal failure because of rhabdomyolysis and was put on haemodialysis. She also had difficulty in weaning from ventilator because of acute motor-sensory axonal neuropathy (AMSAN) variant of the Guillain-Barre syndrome. The patient was treated with antibiotics and corticosteroids. The patient recovered from both the complications gradually.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110 029, India. guptarajiva@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guleria
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000150:complications*