Mycoplasma pneumonia combined with pulmonary infarction in a child.

نویسندگان

  • Zhihong Zhuo
  • Fengyan Li
  • Xiaoxin Chen
  • Peina Jin
  • Qingmin Guo
  • Huaili Wang
چکیده

We reported a 9-year-old boy with mycoplasma pneumonia who developed pulmonary infarction. The child first had fever and cough, and then had difficult breathing. But, the signs of his lung were not obvious. Mycoplasma antibody IgM was positive. The child was given intravenous azithromycin for anti-infection, and intravenous low molecular weight heparin and oral warfarin for anti-coagulation. Although difficult breathing was relieved, sudden cardiac arrest occurred. His parents requested to give up treatment.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • International journal of clinical and experimental medicine

دوره 8 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015