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MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA WITH SEVERE HÆMOLYTIC ANÆMIA
Author(s) -
RobertsThomson I. C.,
Cottew G. S.,
Fraser J. R. E.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1973.tb129945.x
Subject(s) - mycoplasma pneumoniae , mycoplasma , complement fixation test , haemolysis , pneumonia , microbiology and biotechnology , titer , mycoplasma pneumonia , medicine , prednisolone , immunology , mycoplasmataceae , mollicutes , antibody , virology , biology , serology
A case of mycoplasma pneumonia associated with a high titre of cold hæmagglutinins and severe haemolytic anaemia is described. Blood transfusion was required and haemolysis appeared to resolve with prednisolone. The diagnosis of mycoplasma pneumonia was confirmed by culture of the organism, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, from tracheal washings. Paired sera showed a significant rise in mycoplasma antibody titre as assessed by the complement‐fixation technique.