Brachial Artery Thrombosis in an 8-year-old Boy with Antiphospholipid Antibodies Induced by Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection: a Case Report
Pediatric Infection & Vaccine
;
: 60-65, 2019.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-741869
ABSTRACT
Antiphospholipid antibodies may be produced in cases involving autoimmune diseases and can sometimes be caused by infections, such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. However, antiphospholipid antibodies causing thrombosis associated with M. pneumoniae pneumonia in children have rarely been reported. We report a case of an 8-year-old boy with M. pneumoniae pneumonia with antiphospholipid antibodies, complicated by brachial artery thrombosis. He was found to have antiphospholipid antibodies and low protein S levels. The brachial artery thrombus was removed via thrombectomy. The titers of antiphospholipid antibodies turned normal within 5 months. This is a rare case of M. pneumoniae infection with brachial artery thrombosis associated with transient antiphospholipid antibodies.
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Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
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Autoimmune Diseases
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Thrombosis
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Brachial Artery
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Thrombectomy
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Protein S
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Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
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Mycoplasma
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Pediatric Infection & Vaccine
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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