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  • Title: Severe acute lung injury caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae: potential role for steroid pulses in treatment.
    Author: Radisic M, Torn A, Gutierrez P, Defranchi HA, Pardo P.
    Journal: Clin Infect Dis; 2000 Dec; 31(6):1507-11. PubMed ID: 11096025.
    Abstract:
    Published evidence of pathogenetic mechanisms of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in mycoplasmal lung infections suggests that the pulmonary injury is related to a cell-mediated immune response. Therefore, steroids may play a role in the treatment of severe cases. We describe a patient who had Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia that progressed to severe ARDS requiring mechanical ventilation and who had improvement with prednisolone pulses.
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