Mycoplasma pneumonia with antiphospholipid antibodies and a cardiac thrombus.
A case is reported of a four-year old child with mycoplasma pueumonia with a left atrial thrombus secondary to aPL antibodies. He was anticoagulated and the thrombus resolved in six months.
Bakshi
M
M
Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic, Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India.
Khemani
C
C
Vishwanathan
V
V
Anand
R K
RK
Khubchandani
R P
RP
D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M