Definition

• Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a cell wall–deficient bacterial pathogen that can cause a variety of clinical syndromes.
  
  • Respiratory tract infections
    • Upper respiratory infection
    • Bronchitis
    • Pneumonia
  • Extrarespiratory manifestations
    
    • Mechanism not established
      • Direct infection vs. indirect effect of immune response
    • Manifestations include:
      
      • Hemolytic anemia
      • Rash
      • Hepatitis
      • Encephalitis
      • Myelitis
      • Myocarditis
      • Arthritis
        

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