| A Case of Bilateral Spontaneous Tension Pneumothorax
Associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection |
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Jae Won Lee, Mi Young Heo, Hae Soon Kim, Seung Joo Lee |
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Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ewha Womens University, Seoul, Korea |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae 폐렴에 동반된양측 특발성 긴장성 기흉 1례 |
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이재원, 허미영, 김혜순, 이승주 |
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이화여자대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Seung Joo Lee, Email: sjoolee@mm.ewha.ac.kr
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| Abstract |
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae(M. pneumoniae) is the leading cause of pneumonia in school-age children and young adults. The clinical courses are usually mild but recently, severe cases were reported such as lung abscess, Swyer-James syndrome and adult respiratory distress syndrome. Spontaneous pneumothorax associated with M. pneumoniae infection is rare. Carlisle reported a 6-year-old patient with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax associated with M. pneumoniae infection and Koura also reported a 18-year-old girl with repeated. M. pneumoniae pneumonia with recurrent pneumothorax. We experienced bilateral spontaneous tension pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema associated with M. pneumoniae infection in a 6-year-old boy who presented with dyspnea, chest pain, and neck swelling. We reported it as the first case in Korea. |
| Key Words:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, Bilateral spontaneous tension pneumothorax |
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