PMID- 1933623
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19911226
LR  - 20161021
VI  - 14
IP  - 3
DP  - 1991 Sep
TI  - Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia: clinical analysis of 45 cases.
PG  - 156-62
AB  - Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. Pneumoniae) is a primarily pathogen of the respiratory 
      tract. The clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, and roentgenographic 
      patterns of 45 patients with serologically proven M. pneumoniae pneumonia 
      admitted to Chang Gung Hospital from 1981 to 1989 have been reviewed. There were 
      23 males and 22 females. Forty-one (91%) were below 40 years old and 13 patients 
      (29%) were below 5 years old. Fever, cough and chest rales were the most common 
      symptoms and signs. A transient mild elevation of liver enzymes was seen in 33% 
      of the patients, most of whom were below the age of ten (73%). A leukocyte count 
      over 15,000/cu mm was not rare (16%). Roentgenographic features included 
      unilateral infiltration (84%), lower lobe predominance (60%), and either 
      confluent (56%) or patchy (33%) consolidation. Pleural effusion occurred in 24% 
      of the patients. Complete resolution of chest roentgenography took from 8 to 42 
      days with a mean of 20 days. The response of fever to treatment with erythromycin 
      took from 1 to 6 days with a mean of 3 days. There were no life threatening 
      pulmonic or extrapulmonic complications.
FAU - Juang, Y C
AU  - Juang YC
AD  - Department of Chest Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R. O. 
      C.
FAU - Chiang, Y C
AU  - Chiang YC
FAU - Tsao, T C
AU  - Tsao TC
FAU - Lan, R S
AU  - Lan RS
FAU - Lee, C H
AU  - Lee CH
FAU - Tsai, Y H
AU  - Tsai YH
FAU - Wang, J W
AU  - Wang JW
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - China (Republic : 1949- )
TA  - Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi
JT  - Changgeng yi xue za zhi
JID - 9809559
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Child
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Pneumonia, Mycoplasma/complications/*diagnosis/drug therapy
MH  - Radiography, Thoracic
EDAT- 1991/09/01 00:00
MHDA- 1991/09/01 00:01
CRDT- 1991/09/01 00:00
PHST- 1991/09/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1991/09/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1991/09/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi. 1991 Sep;14(3):156-62.