Abstract
We report the case of a patient who presented with a thrombus of the aortic arch complicated with splenic, renal and peroneal artery embolisms, associated with transient lupus anticoagulant, during a Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. The outcome was good under antibiotic and anticoagulant treatment. We also review the medical literature on M. pneumoniae-related thromboses.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
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Aortic Diseases / complications*
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Aortic Diseases / microbiology
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Humans
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Kidney / pathology
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Male
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
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Perineum / pathology
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Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / complications*
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Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / microbiology
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Spleen / pathology
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Thromboembolism / complications*
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Thromboembolism / diagnosis*
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Thromboembolism / pathology
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Anticoagulants