Severe Hemolytic Anemia Associated with Mild Pneumonia Caused by Mycoplasma pneumonia
Joint Authors
Kurugol, Zafer
Onen, Serife Sebnem
Koturoglu, Guldane
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report a case of M.
pneumoniae infection presenting with severe hemolytic anemia in a 4-year-old girl, with a ten-day history of paleness, weakness, and nonproductive cough.
She was very pale and tachycardic.
However, she was not tachypneic.
Chest examination showed normal breath sounds.
No rhoncus or whistling was heard.
As the erythrocyte sedimentation rate was excessively elevated, the differential diagnosis primarily comprised hematological malignancies.
Direct Coombs' test was positive.
Diagnosis of M.
pneumoniae infection was confirmed by elevated levels of M.
pneumoniae IgG and IgM antibodies and a chest X-ray suggestive of atypical pneumonia.
The patient was treated with clarithromycin and packed red cell transfusion and showed a favorable recovery within ten days after admission.
In conclusion, this case demonstrates that severe hemolytic anemia caused by M.
pneumoniae is not always associated with severe pulmonary involvement, even when the respiratory infection is very mild, M.
pneumoniae may be the cause of severe anemia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kurugol, Zafer& Onen, Serife Sebnem& Koturoglu, Guldane. 2012. Severe Hemolytic Anemia Associated with Mild Pneumonia Caused by Mycoplasma pneumonia. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488185
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kurugol, Zafer…[et al.]. Severe Hemolytic Anemia Associated with Mild Pneumonia Caused by Mycoplasma pneumonia. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488185
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kurugol, Zafer& Onen, Serife Sebnem& Koturoglu, Guldane. Severe Hemolytic Anemia Associated with Mild Pneumonia Caused by Mycoplasma pneumonia. Case Reports in Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488185
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-488185