Massive parapneumonic effusion caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a child: A case report
C. Aydemir, Gonca Handan Utundag, Nilufer Eldes, Ebru Kutsal, Recep Polat, Varim Numanoglu
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): C. Aydemir, Gonca Handan Utundag, Nilufer Eldes, Ebru Kutsal, Recep Polat, Varim Numanoglu | Yıl: 2008 | Dergi/Kurum: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX | İndeks: WOS.ESCI | Anahtar Kelimeler: Mycoplasma pneumoniae, parapneumonic effusion, child — Özet: Mycoplasma
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is usually mild course and self-limited. Parapneumonic effusion is not a common feature of M. pneumoniae. The treatment of parapneumonic effusion is macrolides and chest tube with adequate pleural drainage. We report here on a child with M. pneumoniae infection complicated by massive parapneumonic effusion. Protracted course of fever and respiratory distress was noted in patient. Pneumothorax was occured subsequent to chest tube drainage.