Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in the Setting of Mycoplasma Infection

Thirteen-year-old female twins presented one week apart with documented Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infection. Each developed venous thrombosis and pulmonary emboli in association with transient self-limited para-infectious anti-phospholipid antibodies. Comprehensive evaluation revealed no ide...

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Published in:Case reports in medicine 2020, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-3
Main Authors: Saleem, Sandal, Berman, Brian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Antibodies
Antiphospholipid antibodies
Bacterial infections
Blood
Case Report
Case reports
Children
Drug dosages
Embolism
Glycoproteins
Hemoglobin
Homocysteine
Hospitals
Infections
Intensive care
Laboratories
Mutation
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Patients
Pediatrics
Phospholipids
Pneumonia
Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary embolisms
Rheumatology
Systematic review
Thromboembolism
Thrombosis
Twins
Veins & arteries
Viral infections
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Summary:Thirteen-year-old female twins presented one week apart with documented Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infection. Each developed venous thrombosis and pulmonary emboli in association with transient self-limited para-infectious anti-phospholipid antibodies. Comprehensive evaluation revealed no identifiable genetic prothrombotic variables. Both children recovered after receiving antibiotics and anticoagulation therapy. Thrombotic complications associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections are rare, particularly in children; the occurrence of this complication in identical twins has not been previously reported.
ISSN:1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI:10.1155/2020/8708417