Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection complicated by necrotizing pneumonitis with massive pleural effusion

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 275-277

  Chiu, Chih Yung ^a,b   Chiang, Lin Mei ^a   Chen, Tzu Ping ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEUKOCYTE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMATOCELE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHEST TUBES; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; NECROSIS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33344476514     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-005-0058-z     Document Type: Article

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