Two Cases of Extragenital Infection by Mycoplasma hominis.
10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.1.47
- Author:
Mi Ae JANG
1
;
Min Jung SONG
;
Jang Ho LEE
;
Nam Yong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. micro.lee@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mycoplasma hominis;
Pleural effusion;
Ascitic fluid
- MeSH:
Ascitic Fluid;
Endometrial Neoplasms;
Female;
Fever;
Humans;
Hysterectomy, Vaginal;
Immunocompromised Host;
Lymphoma, T-Cell;
Mycoplasma;
Mycoplasma hominis;
Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation;
Pleural Effusion;
Prognosis
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2010;13(1):47-50
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mycoplasma hominis is a commensal organism in the genitourinary tract. Extragenital infections by M. hominis are rare, and its occurrence is usually limited to immunocompromised patients. Here we report two patients with extragenital infection by M. hominis. The first patient, a woman with angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma, underwent autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. The second patient, a woman with endometrial cancer, received laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomy. They both presented with septic symptoms, including fever, and M. hominis was isolated from pleural effusion and ascitic fluid, respectively. We are reporting these two cases of extragenital infection by M. hominis with a literature review to emphasize that the rapid isolation of M. hominis with early treatment can lead to a better prognosis.
