A Case of Mycoplasma Pneumonia Presenting with RUL Collapse.
10.4046/trd.2007.63.6.511
- Author:
Byung Hyun CHO
1
;
Hye Sook CHOI
;
Chang Hyun CHO
;
Yee Hyung KIM
;
Cheon Woong CHOI
;
Myung Jae PARK
;
Jee Hong YOO
;
Hong Mo KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kyunghee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kmcim@chol.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mycoplasma;
Pneumonia;
Collapse
- MeSH:
Humans;
Mycoplasma pneumoniae;
Mycoplasma*;
Pneumonia;
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma*;
Pulmonary Atelectasis;
Respiratory System;
Thorax;
Young Adult
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2007;63(6):511-514
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common pathogen of community-acquired pneumonia. Mycoplasma pneumonia causes upper and lower respiratory tract symptoms in all age groups, with the highest attack rates in subjects 5 to 20 years old. In patients with mycoplasma pneumonia, the most common radiographic findings may be reticulonodular or interstitial infiltration, which have a predilection for the lower lobes. Findings that show lung collapse on a chest X-ray are very rare. We report a case of mycoplasma pneumonia that showed right upper lobe collapse.
