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Case Reports
. 1992 Mar;151(3):227-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF01954392.

Adult respiratory distress syndrome associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

H P Van Bever  1 , J W Van Doorn, H E Demey
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Case Reports

Adult respiratory distress syndrome associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

H P Van Bever et al. Eur J Pediatr. 1992 Mar.

Abstract

A 13-year-old boy is described who developed severe adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), biochemical pancreatitis and skin vasculitis after an acute respiratory infection due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae. The boy was mechanically ventilated for 17 days, but could be discharged in good clinical condition after 36 days of hospitalization. However, major disturbances of the lung function tests persisted, suggesting interstitial fibrosis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of ARDS after M. pneumoniae infection in childhood.

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