A Case of Childhood COVID-19 Infection with Pleural Effusion Complicated by Possible Secondary Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection

We report a case of childhood coronavirus disease 2019 infection with pleural effusion complicated by possible secondary Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Fever and pulmonary lesions on computed tomography were the early clinical manifestations, and the patient developed nonproductive cough later. Th...

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Published inThe Pediatric infectious disease journal Vol. 39; no. 7; p. e135
Main Authors Chen, Hong-Rui, Zou, Hao, Xue, Mei, Chen, Zhen-Bing, Chen, Wan-Xin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.2020
Subjects
Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification
Child
Coronavirus Infections - microbiology
Coronavirus Infections - virology
COVID-19
Fever - virology
Humans
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Male
Pandemics
Pleural Effusion - microbiology
Pleural Effusion - pathology
Pleural Effusion - virology
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - pathology
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - virology
Pneumonia, Viral - microbiology
Pneumonia, Viral - virology
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:We report a case of childhood coronavirus disease 2019 infection with pleural effusion complicated by possible secondary Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Fever and pulmonary lesions on computed tomography were the early clinical manifestations, and the patient developed nonproductive cough later. The hydrothorax in this coronavirus disease 2019 case was exudative, showing predominantly mature lymphocytes.
ISSN:1532-0987
DOI:10.1097/INF.0000000000002721