{"title":"<i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i> infection complicated by autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) and focal seizures in a paediatric patient.","authors":"Jignesh Patel, Sophie Schuelke, Sarah Lutes","doi":"10.1136/bcr-2025-265562","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i> commonly causes atypical pneumonia with mild symptoms such as cough, fever and general malaise. However, it can be associated with more severe extrapulmonary manifestations affecting the cardiovascular, neurological and haematological systems. We report the case of a female toddler with mycoplasma pneumonia, initially presenting with typical symptoms such as cough and fever. The course of infection was later complicated by autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) and focal seizures. The patient responded to treatment with intravenous azithromycin and ceftriaxone. This case highlights the importance of promptly recognising and treating more severe and less common manifestations of <i>M. pneumoniae</i> infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":9080,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Case Reports","volume":"18 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"BMJ Case Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2025-265562","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Mycoplasma pneumoniae commonly causes atypical pneumonia with mild symptoms such as cough, fever and general malaise. However, it can be associated with more severe extrapulmonary manifestations affecting the cardiovascular, neurological and haematological systems. We report the case of a female toddler with mycoplasma pneumonia, initially presenting with typical symptoms such as cough and fever. The course of infection was later complicated by autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) and focal seizures. The patient responded to treatment with intravenous azithromycin and ceftriaxone. This case highlights the importance of promptly recognising and treating more severe and less common manifestations of M. pneumoniae infection.
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