Severe disseminated lung disease and bronchiectasis probably due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Halal, F.; Brochu, P.; Delage, G.; Lamarre, A.; Rivard, G.
Canadian Medical Association Journal 117(9): 1055-1056
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-4409 PMID: 578782 Document Number: 110083
Severe disseminated lung disease causing acute respiratory failure developed in a previously healthy 6 1/2-year-old boy. Mycoplasma pneumoniae was implicated and a complement-fixing antibody titre of 1:1024 against this organism was detected. At autopsy bronchiectasis was found, affecting chiefly the right middle and lower lobes. The unusual radiologic and pathologic findings are discussed.