Mycoplasma pnuemonia
Facts
:
MCC of atypical
pneumonia
No cell wall, aka poorly gram staining
History / PE
:
Indolent course
Extrapulmonary manifestations (HA, ST, rash)
Nonproductive cough
Erythema multiforme
Raynaud's phenomenon
Diagnosis
:
Positive cold agglutinin
(IgM) test
See Also
:
Pneumonia
July 31st 2010
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