Adult respiratory distress syndrome due to mycoplasma pneumonia.

Adult respiratory distress syndrome due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

A previously fit 48-year-old man was admitted with an acute respiratory failure due to mycoplasma pneumonia that was confirmed by raised mycoplasma titre on complement fixation test. It was also associated with disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. The patient made a full recovery but required intermittent positive pressure ventilation.

Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia.

We describe a patient, who had no pre-existing disease, with bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia and adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a rare complication. In spite of the use of antibiotics and intensive treatment the mortality rate of this kind of infection remains high. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most frequently found micro-organism responsible for community-acquired pneumonia....

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome Due to Central Nervous System Lesions

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a clinical entity which occurs as a result of damage sustained by the alveoli which are the units ensuring gas exchange in the lungs and by the capillary bed surrounding them. It is the common result of direct or indirect damage to the alveolocapillary membrane rather than a disease. presenting with inflammation of the pulmonary parenchyma. decrease...

Adult respiratory distress syndrome caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

Acute (Adult) Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common and devastating condition which can affect all adult patients eg, medical, surgical and obstetric patients. It occurs when non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema (secondary to acute damage to the alveoli) leads to acute respiratory failure. Although the terms ARDS and ALI are used interchangeably, the American-European Consensus Conference Commit...