A novel hemotropic Mycoplasma (hemoplasma) in a patient with hemolytic anemia and pyrexia.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/cid/cir666 and PMC identifier 3205199.
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Abstract
A patient with chronic moderate neutropenia, acute hemolysis, and pyrexia was found to be infected with a novel hemoplasma species. A clinical response to doxycyline was noted, and moxifloxacin was added subsequently to aid infection clearance. This represents the first report of hemolysis in association with confirmed hemoplasma infection in a human.
Medical subject headings
- Anemia, Hemolytic
- Fever
- Mycoplasma
- Mycoplasma Infections