title: Mycoplasma pneumoniae, splenic infarct, and transient antiphospholipid antibodies: a new association?
abstract: We report 2 children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pulmonary infection with splenic infarcts and transient antiphospholipid antibodies. This association has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. witmer@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Char M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Witmer
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Steenhoff
authors.forename: Samir S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Leslie J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Raffini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin / Q000097:blood; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000097:blood*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology*; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D053482:beta 2-Glycoprotein I / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid; D001323:Autoantibodies; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor; D053482:beta 2-Glycoprotein I