Unilateral brachial plexopathy, a rare complication of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

Robnik, Barbara; Keše, Darja; Rojko, Tereza; Horvat-Ledinek, Alenka; Pražnikar, Aleš; Beović, Bojana

doi:10.1016/j.jiac.2017.11.008

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“…In children, atelectasis, pleural effusion, necrotizing pneumonia, or lung abscess are common in patients with severe SMPP ( 36 ). Due to the special status of pregnant women, general imaging examination is not a routine examination.…”

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Epidemic characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: a retrospective analysis of a single center in Suzhou from 2014 to 2020

Lv¹,

Sun²,

Chen³

et al. 2022

Ann Transl Med

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Background: Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. Pneumoniae) is a common pathogen of respiratory tract infections, but there is still a lack of detailed investigation on the large sample of M. Pneumoniae infection in the all age population. And patients with severe M. Pneumoniae pneumonia (SMPP) still have a certain risk of death. How to identify the clinical characteristics and population of patients with SMPP as soon as possible is still an urgent problem in clinical practice. Methods: Demographic characteristics, patient clinical information, and laboratory data of 81,131 patients with respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in the Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from 2014 to 2020 were retrospectively collected from all patient records. The serum particle agglutination (PA) test was used to determine M. Pneumoniae infection by detecting specific antibodies. The white blood cell count, the proportion of neutrophils and lymphocytes, C-reactive protein (CRP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels between children and adults with SMPP were compared by Student's t-test; other clinical features were analyzed by χ 2 test or Fisher's exact test.

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Epidemic characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: a retrospective analysis of a single center in Suzhou from 2014 to 2020

Lv¹,

Sun²,

Chen³

et al. 2022

Ann Transl Med

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“…In children, atelectasis, pleural effusion, necrotizing pneumonia or lung abscess are common in severe SMMP patients [36] . Due to the special status of pregnant women, general imaging examination is not as a routine examination.…”

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Children and pregnant women are more likely to develop severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia：Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Suzhou: 2014 to 2018

Sun

Chen

et al. 2021

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Purpose To study the epidemic characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumonia(MP) in the whole population and the clinical characteristics of severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia(SMMP). Methods We retrospectively analyzed 56474 patients with respiratory tract infections (RTIS) of the affiliated hospital of Nanjing medical university from 2014 to 2018. Serum particle agglutination (PA) was used to detect MP specific IgM antibody to confirm MP infection. Results A total of 56474 patients with RTIs were enrolled, and 15857 (28.13%) of patients with MP-IgM positive were detected. From 2014 to 2018, the annual proportion of MP RITs was 23.60%, 28.18%, 38.08%, 27.05% and 23.44%. In terms of seasonal distribution, April-June and September-November were the peak seasons each year. The proportion of MP RITs of children was significantly higher than that of adults in almost every year. The proportion of MP RITs of female was significantly higher in children and adults. The peak age of MP infection was between the age of 4 and 14 years old. There were 216 cases of SMPP patients, including 198 children and 18 adults (8 cases of pregnant women). Children and pregnant women were more likely to develop severe Mycoplasma pneumonia. SMMP patients had more extrapulmonary symptoms, multilobar infiltrates and pleural effusion, and increased CRP, LDH and WBC(p < 0.05). Conclusions This study shows that MP infection has a seasonal, gender, and age distribution trend, and SMMP is more likely to occur in children and pregnant women. Understanding these characteristics will contribute to timely diagnose and treat MP infection.

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“…Relation to axillary vessels and adjacent structures may be evaluated, essential before puncture or drainage. The etiology may be bacterial [28,29] or viral [25]. A broad spectrum of etiologies requires material aspiration to identify the pathogens to guide antibiotic therapy [19].…”

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Magnetic resonance imaging of the brachial plexus. Part 1: Anatomical considerations, magnetic resonance techniques, and non-traumatic lesions

Szaro

McGrath

Ciszek

et al. 2022

European Journal of Radiology Open

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MRI allows narrowing the list of differential diagnoses of brachial plexus lesions.• MRI helps to distinguish neoplastic infiltration from radiation neuropathy in T2-weighted images.• Differentiation between tumors, infection, postoperative conditions and post-radiation changes is possible with contrast.• MRI helps to determine the extent of the infection.• Diffusion tensor MRI is a promising method for brachial plexus assessment.

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Unilateral brachial plexopathy, a rare complication of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

Cited by 5 publications

References 19 publications

Epidemic characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: a retrospective analysis of a single center in Suzhou from 2014 to 2020

Epidemic characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: a retrospective analysis of a single center in Suzhou from 2014 to 2020

Children and pregnant women are more likely to develop severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia：Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Suzhou: 2014 to 2018

Magnetic resonance imaging of the brachial plexus. Part 1: Anatomical considerations, magnetic resonance techniques, and non-traumatic lesions

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