Progressive Heart Failure and Death Associated with Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia

Progressive Heart Failure and Death Associated with Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia

A case of progressive CHF and death associated with serologically confirmed Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in a previously healthy man is described. The association between the organism and significant cardiac or pericardial dysfunction discussed, the literature reviewed, and speculations made as t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chest 1982-06, Vol.81 (6), p.763-765
Hauptverfasser: Sands, Milton J., Rosenthal, Robert
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Cardiomegaly - diagnostic imaging
Cardiomegaly - etiology
Heart Failure - etiology
Humans
Male
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - complications
Radiography
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Zusammenfassung:A case of progressive CHF and death associated with serologically confirmed Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in a previously healthy man is described. The association between the organism and significant cardiac or pericardial dysfunction discussed, the literature reviewed, and speculations made as to the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms.
ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1378/chest.81.6.763