Necrotizing pneumonia associated with macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma in a child.

ABSTRACT

We reported a pediatric case of necrotizing pneumonia due to macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae, an uncommon presentation of a common disease. Acquisition of resistance does not increase virulence, but it leads to more difficult treatment and potential complications. Macrolide-resistant M. pneumoniae requires extended antibiotic therapy with the addition of a second-line agent and an immunomodulator to promote clinical improvement with minimal sequelae.