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ArticleCureus2025

A Case of Refractory Mycoplasma Pneumonia With Extra-pulmonary Manifestations in a Community-Acquired Setting.

Shweta S Acharya, Burabattula B Shashank, Ashok Kumar, Pankhuri Kumari, Ashok Kumar

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Shweta S AcharyaInternal Medicine, Max Smart Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, IND.
Burabattula B ShashankInternal Medicine, Max Smart Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, IND.
Ashok KumarInternal Medicine, Max Smart Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, IND.
Pankhuri KumariMicrobiology, Amrita Hospital Faridabad, Faridabad, IND.
Ashok KumarInternal Medicine, Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, IND.

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Abstract

This case highlights a young female in her early twenties who presented with fever and persistent dry cough of one week duration. After ruling out other conditions she was subsequently diagnosed as Mycoplasma pneumonia. It is one of the important causes of atypical pneumonia. The manifestations can range from mild upper respiratory tract infections to severe pulmonary and extra-pulmonary manifestations. The patient's clinical course was complicated by systemic immune activation, which manifested as elevated inflammatory markers, radiological and clinical worsening and development of autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Prompt identification and management with appropriate antimicrobials and other supportive therapy along with timely use of steroid led to steady clinical improvement. This case underlines the importance of considering atypical pathogens in febrile respiratory illnesses and the vigilance for early recognition of systemic immune phase complications.

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community aquired pneumoniaextra-pulmonary manifestationhemolytic anaemiamacrolide-resistant mycoplasma pneumoniaemycoplasma pneumoniarefractory mycoplasma pneumonia

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PMID41281088
PMCPMC12638272

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