| Literature DB >> 7376118 |
J M Kaufman, C A Cuvelier, M Van der Straeten.
Abstract
A fatal case of interstitial pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae with fulminant evolution into diffuse interstitial fibrosis is reported. Treatment with tetracycline and corticosteroids failed to arrest the progress of the disease. Fatal Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections have been reported previously and some degree of pulmonary fibrosis has been described in a few cases but as far as could be ascertained there are no other well-documented cases of diffuse interstitial fibrosis with proved Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7376118 PMCID: PMC471240 DOI: 10.1136/thx.35.2.140
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Thorax ISSN: 0040-6376 Impact factor: 9.139