Thrombosis associated with mycoplasma pneumoniae infection (Review)

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Thrombosis associated with <em>mycoplasma pneumoniae</em> infection (Review) Via Experimental and therapeutic medicine Exp Ther Med. 2021 Sep;22(3):967. doi: 10.3892/etm.2021.10399. Epub 2021 Jul 7. ABSTRACT Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common pathogen causing respiratory infections in children and adults. In addition to respiratory diseases, Mycoplasma pneumoniae is also involved in numerous extrapulmonary diseases. Thrombosis is an extrapulmonary manifestation associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. In recent years, an increasing number of case reports have been published identifying thrombosis secondary to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. In the present study, the available relevant literature in English available on PubMed, Medline and Web of Science was consulted. The results of the present study demonstrated that in patients with thrombosis caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, some of the factors causing thrombosis are transient and some are due to hereditary thrombophilia. Following timely treatmen t, the majority of patients recovered completely but some patients had a poor prognosis. The present review focuses on the pathogenesis, clinical features, treatment and prognosis of this crucial issue, which contributes toward the understanding of the disease. PMID:34335909 | PMC:PMC8290426 | DOI:10.3892/etm.2021.10399 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.