کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3251332 1589217 2006 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Mycoplasma pneumoniae: Usual suspect and unsecured Diagnosis in the acute setting
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب اورژانس
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae: Usual suspect and unsecured Diagnosis in the acute setting
چکیده انگلیسی

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the most common known bacterial pathogens of the respiratory tract, especially in patients between 5 and 30 years of age. It may be encountered at a relatively high rate in the non-life-threatened fraction of Emergency Department (ED) patients presenting with upper respiratory symptoms or cough. Yet its hallmarks are very non-specific, including a great variety of presentations from mild pharyngitis to potentially life-threatening complications such as the Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. Here, we describe a typical case of pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a young adult with mild pharyngitis as the leading symptom. Disease presentation, complications, diagnostic means, therapeutic options, and suspicious clinical settings are discussed to provide a review on the clinical aspects of the disease that are important in the ED setting.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 30, Issue 4, May 2006, Pages 371–375
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