Korean Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases  2009;16(1):92-96

A Case of Fatal Myocarditis Associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia.

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

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Keywords

Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Myocarditis; Pneumonia

Country

Republic 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.