Mycoplasma pneumonia infection: A possible trigger for immune thrombocytopenia

Shraga Aviner; Hagit Miskin; Daniel London; Shulamith Horowitz; Menachem Schlesinger

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Mycoplasma pneumonia infection: A possible trigger for immune thrombocytopenia

Shraga Aviner, Hagit Miskin, Daniel London, Shulamith Horowitz, Menachem Schlesinger

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Mycoplasma pneumonia (M. pneumonia) is usually not considered among the several pathogens that induce immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). We report a child with a clinical diagnosis of severe ITP that was associated with M. pneumonia pneumonia, and review the few cases described in the English literature. We suggest that thrombocytopenia associated with M. pneumonia infection may constitute a subset of ITP, although unlike ITP it occurs concomitantly with the infection and tends to be more severe than "classic" ITP. We recommend that prompt specific antibiotic and immune modulating treatment should be initiated in appropriate clinical settings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	46-50
Number of pages	5
Journal	Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-011-0054-6
State	Published - 1 Mar 2011

Keywords

Immune
Mycoplasma
Pneumonia
Thrombocytopenia

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