Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Mycoplasma pneumonia

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Less severe symptoms, don’t appear ill

Sore throat; Feeling tired; Fever; Slowly worsening cough that can last for weeks or months; Headache; Cough that may produce mucus; Fever and chills; Shortness of breath; Chest pain; Feeling tired; 

Children younger than 5 years old: Sneezing; Stuffy or runny nose; Sore throat; Watery eyes; Wheezing; Vomiting; Diarrhea

PhysicalFindings

ClinicalTests

Diffuse bilateral patchy infiltrative (xRay)
Positive cold-agglutinin test (IgM) – 50-70% of patients 
Serology

RiskFactors

Yonge adults in close contact ex: recruits

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

Serious pneumonia
Asthma
Encephalitis 
Bronchitis
Laryngitis
Pharyngitis
OM
Sinusitis
Rhinorrhea
Rare: Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Erythema multiforme 
Toxic epidermal necrolysis
Hemolytic anemia
Renal dysfunction

ProgressionFromCondition

TreatmentOptions

PharmOptions

Macrolides

WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/professional/infectious-diseases/chlamydia-and-mycoplasmas/mycoplasmas