Open AccessMycoplasma pneumonia: Clinical features and management
Author(s) -
Surender Kashyap,
Malay Sarkar
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.63611
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , mycoplasma pneumonia , mycoplasma pneumoniae , respiratory tract , mycoplasmataceae , intensive care medicine , polyarthritis , differential diagnosis , atypical pneumonia , respiratory tract infections , mycoplasma , pathology , dermatology , immunology , respiratory system , mollicutes , microbiology and biotechnology , arthritis , biology
Mycoplasma pneumonia is a common respiratory pathogen that produces diseases of varied severity ranging from mild upper respiratory tract infection to severe atypical pneumonia. Apart from respiratory tract infections, this organism is also responsible for producing a wide spectrum of non-pulmonary manifestations including neurological, hepatic, cardiac diseases, hemolytic anemia, polyarthritis and erythema multiforme. This review focuses on molecular taxonomy, biological characteristics, epidemiology, clinical presentation, radiology and various laboratory tools in diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mycoplasma pneumonia.