Mycoplasma pneumoniae induced popliteal artery thrombosis treated with urokinase.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 5 year old boy with serological and clinical evidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, which was complicated by popliteal artery thrombosis, is described. Intra-arterial urokinase, in conjunction with medical treatment, resulted in clinical recovery and angiographic resolution of the thrombus. The variety of extrapulmonary complications associated with the M pneumoniae infections continues to broaden. Thrombolytic therapies should be considered when similar clinical circumstances arise.
Medical subject headings
- Plasminogen Activators
- Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
- Popliteal Artery
- Thrombosis
- Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator