title: Lung abscess in a child secondary to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
abstract: We present a case of a lung abscess in a child 6-year-old admitted with a history of right hemithorax pain lasting for 15 days and the onset of mild fever in the last two days. Etiological research showed positivity of IgM antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae after seven days of admission. The child has been successfully treated with antibiotic therapy, without the use of macrolides, for a duration of 4 weeks. Our study suggests that the Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection may predispose to severe infections, such as lung abscess, caused by typical respiratory pathogens. The reported case of lung abscess is one of the few reported in the literature in the modern antibiotic era and is the first preceded by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ruffini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Petris
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Candelotti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tulli
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sabatini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luciani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carlucci
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007075:Immunoglobulin M