Concomitant infection with COVID-19 and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

In late 2019, cases of atypical pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were first reported in Wuhan, China. The disease was officially called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and has been declared a pandemic disease by the World Health Organization (WHO). The clinical symptoms may include fever, cough, fatigue, headache, and diarrhea. The radiographic features comprise various presentations, including ground-glass opacities, tiny nodules, and consolidation. However, some atypical pathogens related to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) may share similar presentations. They may be difficult to distinguish according to the clinical presentation and radiographic findings. Recently, there have been several reports reminding physicians to heed the possibility of co-infection with other pathogens in patients diagnosed with COVID-19. We report a COVID-19 patient co-infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae who recovered well after combination therapy. We propose that all COVID-19 patients should undergo a meticulous screening routine to ensure that they receive adequate treatments.

Neumonía por Mycoplasma pneumoniae complicada con pancreatitis y hepatitis aguda: a propósito de un caso / Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia complicated with acute pancreatitis and hepatitis: a case study

La infección por Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M pneumoniae) puede producir manifestaciones pulmonares y extrapulmonares a nivel cardiológico, dermatológico, neurológico, hematológico, musculoesquelético y gastrointestinal (vómitos, diarrea, hiporexia, dolor abdominal, hepatomegalia, hepatitis aguda, colecistitis alitiásica, y pancreatitis aguda). Presentamos un caso de infección aguda por M pneumoniae que se manifestó con neumonía, pancreatitis aguda y hepatitis colestásica. Paciente masculino de 15 años, con clínica de neumonía y dolor abdominal con elevación de pruebas hepáticas, amilasa y lipasa, y cambios sugestivos de pancreatitis aguda por ultrasonido abdominal y tomografía de abdomen y pelvis con doble contraste. El paciente evolucionó satisfactoriamente con el tratamiento indicado. Es importante considerar la posibilidad de infección por M. pneumoniae en pacientes con cuadros infecciosos respiratorios y manifestaciones digestivas sobre todo elevación de amilasa y enzimas hepáticas. Se describe el primer caso en nuestro país de pancreatitis y hepatitis asociada con infección por M. pneumoniae y el segundo en la literatura internacional

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M pneumoniae) infection can cause pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations such as: cardiac, dermatological, neurological, hematological, musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal (vomiting, diarrhea, decreased appetite, abdominal pain, hepatomegaly, acute hepatitis, acalculous cholecystitis and acute pancreatitis). We report the case of a 15 years old male with pneumonia, abdominal pain, elevated liver tests with hyperamylasemia, elevated lipase, and changes suggestive of acute pancreatitis on abdominal ultrasound and double contrast CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis. The patient did well with the indicated treatment. It’s important to consider M pneumoniae infection in patients with respiratory disease and digestive manifestations including elevated liver tests and hyperamylasemia. To our knowledge this is the first case reported in our country of M pneumonia associated with pancreatitis and hepatitis and the second one in the literature

Eritema multiforme / Erythema multiforme

O eritem multiforme é uma síndorme aguda, episódica e autolimitada, que se manifesta por lesões cutâneas características, simetricamente distribuídas, na maioria das vezes recorrentes, e por lesões mucosas. Vinte por cento dos casos ocorrem em crianças. Classifica-se em eritema multiforme menor e maior, conforme o grau de comprometimento do estado geral e da extensão das mucosas acometidas. Os autores apresentam um relato de caso de eritema multiforme atendido em hospital universitário, considerado na admissão como um quadro de meningococcemia.

The erythema multiforme can be defined as an acute, episodic and self-limited syndorme, that is manifested by cutaneous lesions characteristics, symmetrical distributed, and most of the time recurrente, being able to compromise mucosa. It is classified in minor and major erythema multiforme, as the degree of commitment of the general stte and the extension of the attacked mucosa. Twenty percent of the patients are children. The authors present a relate of case from erythema multiforme taken care in a university hospital, considered in admission like meningococcemia.