Rhabdomyolysis: An Unusual Presentation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in an Adult—A Case Report and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Mukhtar, Osama
Shrestha, Binav
Kaler, Jaspreet
Khalid, Mazin
Khan, Bilal
Kaler, Ravinder
Ting, Brandon
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia, and many extrapulmonary manifestations have been described, but rhabdomyolysis is infrequently reported in adults.
Of the few cases that have been reported in adults, it was almost exclusively seen when pneumonia was present.
We report a case of a 30-year-old male who came in with complaints of fever and myalgia for three days.
Immunoglobulin M antibodies for Mycoplasma pneumoniae were positive and trending up, despite having no radiographic evidence of pneumonia on chest X-ray or CT scan.
He was treated successfully with levofloxacin and intravenous hydration.
Later, his condition was clinically and biochemically improved, and he was discharged.
Our patient did not present with typical respiratory tract symptoms of a mycoplasma infection.
In addition, there was an absence of pneumonia on imaging, suggesting that rhabdomyolysis secondary to mycoplasma might be underdiagnosed and go untreated in the setting of low clinical suspicion.
Upon review of the literature, there is only one other case of mycoplasma infection where rhabdomyolysis occurred in the absence of pneumonia.
However, the degree of rhabdomyolysis in our case was much more severe.
Although rare, when faced with rhabdomyolysis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae should be kept as a differential diagnosis even in the absence of pneumonia on radiological imaging.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kaler, Jaspreet& Mukhtar, Osama& Khan, Bilal& Shrestha, Binav& Kaler, Ravinder& Ting, Brandon…[et al.]. 2018. Rhabdomyolysis: An Unusual Presentation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in an Adult—A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145029
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kaler, Jaspreet…[et al.]. Rhabdomyolysis: An Unusual Presentation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in an Adult—A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145029
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kaler, Jaspreet& Mukhtar, Osama& Khan, Bilal& Shrestha, Binav& Kaler, Ravinder& Ting, Brandon…[et al.]. Rhabdomyolysis: An Unusual Presentation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in an Adult—A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145029
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145029