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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2011

Overwhelming postsplenectomy infection due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in an asplenic cirrhotic patient: case report.

Feng Xu, Chao-Liu Dai, Xing-Mao Wu, Peng Chu

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Feng XuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Splenic Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, P,R,China.
Chao-Liu Dai
Xing-Mao Wu
Peng Chu
China Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMycoplasma pneumoniae infection is usually self-limited, but some fulminant cases are fatal, even when occurring in previously healthy individuals. It can also be the cause of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection (OPSI). CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of OPSI in a 41-year-old woman with hypersplenism associated with hepatitis B cirrhosis. We detected a significant Mycoplasma pneumoniae agglutination titer, but no evidence of infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae, Legionnella spp., or any other bacterial or fungal pathogens. She eventually died despite aggressive therapy.

conclusionsM. pneumoniae could be an underestimated cause of OPSI, and should be suspected in fulminant infectious cases in asplenic patients.

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AdultFatal OutcomeFemaleHumansLiver CirrhosisMycoplasma pneumoniaePneumonia, MycoplasmaPostoperative ComplicationsSplenectomy

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PMCPMC3118146
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