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Pneumonia Due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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Pneumonia Due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia can be associated with several systemic features. This report illustrates a case of M pneumoniae pneumonia with transient proteinuria in an adult who recovered completely. Direct infection of the kidneys or an immunologic mechanism may have been the underlying cause. This patient also had simultaneous pharyngitis caused by group A




-hemolytic streptococci. Various clinical possibilities with respect to pneumonia, pharyngitis, and proteinuria are briefly reviewed.


Mycoplasma pneumoniae is an important etiologic agent of community-acquired atypical pneumonia in adults, accounting for 15% to 20% of all cases. The extrapulmonary features of the disease include arthritis, pericarditis, myocarditis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, meningitis, encephalitis, optic neuritis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, transverse myelitis, cerebellar ataxia, and dermatologic lesions such as erythema mutiforme. This report describes a young adult with M pneumoniae pneumonia and transient proteinuria, followed by complete recovery.

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