Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia with worsening pleural effusion despite treatment with appropriate antimicrobials : case report
Other Title(s)
الالتهاب الرئوي الناتج عن الميكوبلازما الرئوية مع تدهور في الانصباب الجبني بالرغم من العالج المناسب بمضادات الميكروبات : تقرير حالة
Joint Authors
al-Khduri, Ghalib
Hasan, Kawthar Sulayman
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 18, Issue 2 (31 May. 2018), pp.239-242, 4 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2018-05-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia.
As M.
pneumoniae pneumonia is usually a mild and self-limiting disease, complications such as pleural effusion occur only rarely.
We report a 22-year-old woman who presented to the Emergency Medicine Department of the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in 2017 with an eight-day history of fever associated with coughing, chills and rigors.
She was diagnosed with M.
pneumoniae pneumonia, but subsequently developed pleural effusion which worsened despite treatment with appropriate antimicrobials.
The pleural effusion required drainage, which revealed that it was of the more severe exudative type.
Following drainage, the patient improved dramatically.
She was discharged and advised to continue taking antibiotics
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hasan, Kawthar Sulayman& al-Khduri, Ghalib. 2018. Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia with worsening pleural effusion despite treatment with appropriate antimicrobials : case report. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 18, no. 2, pp.239-242.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-903068
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hasan, Kawthar Sulayman& al-Khduri, Ghalib. Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia with worsening pleural effusion despite treatment with appropriate antimicrobials : case report. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 18, no. 2 (May. 2018), pp.239-242.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-903068
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hasan, Kawthar Sulayman& al-Khduri, Ghalib. Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia with worsening pleural effusion despite treatment with appropriate antimicrobials : case report. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2018. Vol. 18, no. 2, pp.239-242.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-903068
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 242
Record ID
BIM-903068