✦ LIBER ✦
Mesothelial cell proliferation and localized pleural pseudotumour associated withMycoplasma pneumoniaeinfection
✍ Scribed by W. Abo; Y. Sawada; S. Ogawa; A. Toyoguchi; S. Chiba
- Book ID
- 104775369
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 471 KB
- Volume
- 148
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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✦ Synopsis
A 9-year-old boy had serological evidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Mycoplasma organisms were cultured from throat swabs. A chest X-ray and computed tomography revealed a localized pleural tumour with pleural fluid containing mesothelial cells. It is suggested that mesothelial cell hyperplasia developed as a "reactive change" following M. pneumoniae infection.