Mycoplasma pneumonia, about a case

Case Report

Authors

  • Aura Cruz Barrera Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
  • Katherine Romero Soriano Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil

Keywords:

Mycoplasma pneumoniae, pneumonia, mycoplasma, case reports

Abstract

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of infant mortality in developing countries. Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia is a normally self-limited infection that mostly affects school-age children and young adults, the occurrence of complications or sequelae is more common at a younger age. The case of a 10-year-old girl with the diagnosis of Pneumonia complicated by Mycoplasma pneumoniae is presented below.

Published

2020-09-13 — Updated on 2020-01-05

How to Cite

Cruz Barrera, A., & Romero Soriano, K. (2020). Mycoplasma pneumonia, about a case : Case Report. Ciencia Ecuador , 1(6), 5-9. Retrieved from https://cienciaecuador.com.ec/index.php/ojs/article/view/8

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Section

Health, Life and Biological Sciences