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Case Report

Is There Any Relationship Between Extra-Pulmonary Manifestations of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection and Atopy/Respiratory Allergy in Children?

by
Dimitri Poddighe
1,* and
Gian Luigi Marseglia
1
1
Pediatric Unit, Melegnano Hospital, Milan, Italy
2
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pavia, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pediatr. Rep. 2016, 8(1), 6395; https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2016.6395
Submission received: 1 January 2016 / Revised: 9 January 2016 / Accepted: 11 January 2016 / Published: 31 March 2016

Abstract

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of respiratory infections in children, but sometimes extra-pulmonary diseases can be observed. The immunological mechanisms involved in these extra-respiratory complications are unknown. Here, we report a small case series of Mycoplasma-related diseases including 5 children who developed: i) aseptic meningitis; ii) urticarial rash and pericardial effusion; iii) pleural effusion with severe eosinophilia; iv) Stevens-Johnson syndrome; v) multiform erythema. Interestingly, all children were moderately to highly atopic, as a common immunologic feature.
Keywords: Mycoplasma; atopy; extra-pulmonary diseases Mycoplasma; atopy; extra-pulmonary diseases

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Poddighe, D.; Marseglia, G.L. Is There Any Relationship Between Extra-Pulmonary Manifestations of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection and Atopy/Respiratory Allergy in Children? Pediatr. Rep. 2016, 8, 6395. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2016.6395

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Poddighe D, Marseglia GL. Is There Any Relationship Between Extra-Pulmonary Manifestations of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection and Atopy/Respiratory Allergy in Children? Pediatric Reports. 2016; 8(1):6395. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2016.6395

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Poddighe, Dimitri, and Gian Luigi Marseglia. 2016. "Is There Any Relationship Between Extra-Pulmonary Manifestations of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection and Atopy/Respiratory Allergy in Children?" Pediatric Reports 8, no. 1: 6395. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2016.6395

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Poddighe, D., & Marseglia, G. L. (2016). Is There Any Relationship Between Extra-Pulmonary Manifestations of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection and Atopy/Respiratory Allergy in Children? Pediatric Reports, 8(1), 6395. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2016.6395

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