A Case of Acute Myopericarditis Associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in a Korean Adult.
- Author:
Young Joo JIN
1
;
Seong Yeon PARK
;
Sun Jin BOO
;
Ji Woong JANG
;
Kyung Sun PARK
;
Dong Joon YOO
;
Jae Joong KIM
;
Sang Oh LEE
;
Sang Ho CHOI
;
Jun Hee WOO
;
Yang Soo KIM
;
Sung Han KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Myopericarditis; Particle agglutination test
- MeSH: Adult; Azithromycin; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Emergencies; Fever; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Middle Aged; Mycoplasma; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Pneumonia; Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
- From: Infection and Chemotherapy 2009;41(4):245-248
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: We report on a 45-year-old man with a confirmed diagnosis of acute myopericarditis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae. He visited our emergency department due to high fever (39degrees C) via a primary clinic. We made a diagnosis of myopericarditis based on symptoms, cardiac enzymes, electrocardiography, and transthoracic echocardiography. Serology (particle agglutination) testing for M. pneumoniae IgG antibody was also performed. The IgG antibody titer was 1:80 on the second day of admission, and increased to 1:2,560 by the 12th day of admission. Therefore, we confirmed the diagnosis of acute myopericarditis associated with M. pneumoniae and subsequently treated him with azithromycin. The symptoms and laboratory findings improved, and he recovered uneventfully.
