Mycoplasma Pneumoniae

Key points

• Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a cause of atypical pneumonia which often affects younger patients. It is associated with a number of characteristic complications such as erythema multiforme and cold autoimmune haemolytic anaemia.
• the disease typically has a prolonged and gradual onset
• flu-like symptoms classically precede a dry cough
• bilateral consolidation on x-ray
• complications may occur as below Complications