Mycoplasma pneumoniae is an atypical bacterium that most commonly causes upper respiratory tract infections, but it can also cause pneumonia, referred to as "walking pneumonia." Although cavitary lesions are present in a wide variety of infectious and noninfectious processes, those attributable to M. pneumoniae are extremely uncommon; thus, to date, epidemiological studies are lacking. Here, we...

BACKGROUND Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common pathogen of respiratory tract infection in children, and its correct and rapid diagnosis is a clinical challenge. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) has been used frequently for the detection of this pathogen. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical records from all children with a clinical diagnosis of mycoplasma pneumonia and whose respiratory sa...

M pneumoniae is a causative agent of community acquired pneumonia in children and adults 1,2 . It was originally known as the Eaton agent, named after Monroe A. Eaton (1944) who described the organism as a filterable agent isolated from the sputum and lungs of patients with primary atypical pneumonia. In Sri Lanka, several cases of atypical pneumonia, reported by Prof. C. C. de Silva in 1953, h...

Infection by Mycoplasma pneumoniae is common and usually mild. A few cases are severe and deaths have occurred. Long term sequelae are rare. We describe the case of a 23 year old man who now has cylindrical bronchiectasis. His symptoms date from an episode of mycoplasma pneumonia, complicated by Stevens-Johnson syndrone, seven years previously. He is also unusual in that he has had a second epi...

A patient who developed who developed a protracted illness following severe mycoplasma pneumonia is described. The acute phase of the infection was complicated by myocarditis and haemolytic anaemia. The respiratory symptoms abated and lung function tests improved with the administration of systemic and inhaled corticosteroids.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) is an important pathogen of neonatal acquired pneumonia in newborns. Rapid and accurate diagnosis of M. pneumoniae infection is critical because timely antibiotic therapy can reduce drug overuse and prevent the development of bacterial resistance. Anti-M. pneumoniae immunoglobulin M (IgM) is an indicator of early infection that can persist for several month...

A case of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia complicated by anterior uveitis is described. Anterior uveitis as a complication has not been reported before. Its possible mechanism is discussed.

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of community-acquired respiratory pathogens with special focus on atypical organisms in patients presenting to a tertiary care facility with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). METHODS The descriptive study on adult patients was conducted from February 2007 to March 2008 at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. It comprised 124 consenting patients of ...