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Extensive Bilateral Airspace Consolidation

1999; The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases; Volume: 46; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4046/trd.1999.46.5.735

0378-0066

Su‐Mi Choi, Chung Min Han, Ji Ho Kang, Woo Im Chang, Chi Hong Kim, Kwan Hyoung Kim, Hwa Sik Moon, Jeong Sup Song, Sung Hak Park,

Blood groups and transfusion

Pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae is usually a mild and self-limited infection. Chest films usually show patch consolidation or interstitial infiltration in the lung. We recently encountered a case of fulminant Mycoplasma pneumonia which showed rapidly progressing extensive bilateral airspace consolidation with pleural effusion. A previously healthy 19-year-old female college student was admitted to the hospital because of fever and dry cough. Chest X-ray showed large areas of airspace consolidation in both lung with pleural effusion and rapid progression of the lung lesion. The diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumonia was made from the serologic test. Here we report a case of Mycoplasma pneumonia showing unusual manifestation.