Open AccessAcute Pancreatitis Associated with <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae:</i> A Case Report of Missed Diagnosis
Author(s) -
Abdulla Al-Abassi
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000058018
Subject(s) - medicine , mycoplasma pneumoniae , acute pancreatitis , atypical pneumonia , pneumonia , community acquired pneumonia , serology , pancreatitis , acute abdomen , intensive care medicine , surgery , immunology , antibody
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is responsible for approximately 20% of community-acquired pneumonia. A wide variety of extrapulmonary manifestations related to M. pneumoniae infection can occur. The diagnosis of M. pneumoniae and its association with acute pancreatitis is briefly reviewed.
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