Fulminant and Fatal Multiple Organ Failure in a 12-Year-Old Boy With Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp) is a unique pathogen that causes not only pulmonary but also extrapulmonary manifestations that must be rapidly diagnosed. A 12-year-old boy, with no relevant medical history, presented with fever, severe epigastric pain, and vomiting. Laboratory findings showed fulminant...

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Main Authors: Park, Se Jin, Pai, Ki Soo, Kim, Ah Reum, Lee, Jang Hoon, Shin, Jae Il, Lee, Soo Young
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology; The Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3242064/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22211173
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4168/aair.2012.4.1.55
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