A case of splenic infarction possibly attributable to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection without accompanying pneumonia

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 945-947

  Park, Seung Jin ^a   Lee, Yu Min ^a   Lee, Chang Hoon ^a   Cho, Ji Hyun ^a   Lee, Jae Hoon ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Splenic infarction

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MYALGIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SORE THROAT; SPLEEN INFARCTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; BLOOD; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPLEEN;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; SPLEEN; SPLENIC INFARCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880411691     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-012-0390-y     Document Type: Article

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