A Case of Bilateral Spontaneous Tension Pneumothorax Associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection.
- Author:
Jae Won LEE
1
;
Mi Young HEO
;
Hae Soon KIM
;
Seung Joo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ewha Womens University, Seoul, Korea. sjoolee@mm.ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection;
Bilateral spontaneous tension pneumothorax
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Chest Pain;
Child;
Dyspnea;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Lung Abscess;
Lung, Hyperlucent;
Male;
Mycoplasma pneumoniae*;
Mycoplasma*;
Neck;
Pneumonia;
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma*;
Pneumothorax*;
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult;
Subcutaneous Emphysema;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
2002;45(3):401-405
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae(M. pneumoniae) is the leading cause of pneumonia in school-age children and young adults. The clinical courses are usually mild but recently, severe cases were reported such as lung abscess, Swyer-James syndrome and adult respiratory distress syndrome. Spontaneous pneumothorax associated with M. pneumoniae infection is rare. Carlisle reported a 6-year-old patient with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax associated with M. pneumoniae infection and Koura also reported a 18-year-old girl with repeated. M. pneumoniae pneumonia with recurrent pneumothorax. We experienced bilateral spontaneous tension pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema associated with M. pneumoniae infection in a 6-year-old boy who presented with dyspnea, chest pain, and neck swelling. We reported it as the first case in Korea.
