A Case of Fatal Myocarditis Associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia.
- Author:
Dae Il KIM
1
;
Jin Hyoung CHOI
;
Eun Young CHO
;
Young June CHOI
;
Ji Yeon SUNG
;
Mi Ae YANG
;
Chi Eun OH
;
So Hee KIM
;
Jun Ho LEE
;
Jina LEE
;
Eun Hwa CHOI
;
Hoan Jong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. eunchoi@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae;
Myocarditis;
Pneumonia
- MeSH:
Central Nervous System;
Mycoplasma;
Mycoplasma pneumoniae;
Myocarditis;
Pneumonia;
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma;
Preschool Child;
Respiratory Tract Infections;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
2009;16(1):92-96
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of respiratory tract infections. And M. pneumoniae infection frequently manifests with extrapulmonary symptoms such as central nervous system complications, skin or mucosal involvement, and gastrointestinal problems. However, cardiac complications associated with M. pneumoniae are rarely reported. We report the case of a 47-month-old girl who died of fulminant myocarditis associated with M. pneumoniae pneumonia.
