[Severe pneumonia caused by coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a child]

Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi. 2022 Jun 2;60(6):600-602. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20220430-00400.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

患儿 男,3岁10月龄,因“间歇发热2周伴咳嗽、气促”入上海交通大学医学院附属仁济医院(南部院区)定点医院隔离病房。患儿病初发热,确诊为新型冠状病毒肺炎(简称新冠肺炎),热退2 d再次持续高热>3 d伴气促、吸气性凹陷,胸部CT示右肺下叶片状密度影,诊断“重型新冠肺炎”,行支气管镜肺泡灌洗,宏基因组病原检测确诊为混合肺炎支原体感染,治疗好转出院。提示临床医生诊治重型新冠肺炎时需警惕混合感染。.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / complications
  • Child
  • Coinfection*
  • Humans
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma* / complications
  • SARS-CoV-2

Supplementary concepts

  • SARS-CoV-2 variants