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MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION A Retrospective Review of 103 Hospitalised Children
Author(s) -
MOK JACQUELINE Y. Q.,
INGLIS J. M.,
SIMPSON HAMISH
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1979.tb08220.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lethargy , mycoplasma pneumoniae , pediatrics , wheeze , malaise , vomiting , otitis , pharyngitis , anorexia , croup , respiratory tract infections , respiratory infection , retrospective cohort study , pneumonia , respiratory system , surgery
. The clinical aspects of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in 103 children under 12 years admitted to hospital over an eight‐year period were reviewed retrospectively. Respiratory illnesses occurred in 87 (85 %) cases. The prevalence of lower respiratory tract involement was similar in both pre‐school and school children. Cough was the commonest symptom at all ages. Coryzal symptoms and wheeze were common in pre‐school children. Most infants had signs of pharyngitis or otitis media. Non‐specific symptoms—fever, lethargy, malaise, anorexia and vomiting—were common accompaniments in children older than one year of age. Non‐respiratory illnesses in 16 (15%) patients included gastroenteritis, convulsions, non‐specific skin rashes and limb pains. The duration of stay in hospital ranged from two to 30 days (median five days) with apparent clinical recovery and resolution of chest X‐ray abnormalities within three months in 78 (76 %) patients seen for review.