5/04/2008

Mycoplasma pneumonia symptoms and signs

Mycoplasma pneumonia symptoms and signs
Initially, symptoms similar to influenza, Zhoushen discomfort, sore throat and cough. With the progress of the disease, symptoms increase, there can be paroxysmal cough, cough and mucus samples from time to time or Blood-streaked phlegm or mucus Nongxing the sputum. Typical pneumonia Streptococcus pneumonia different, the slow development of this disease. Acute symptoms generally continued to 1 to 2 weeks, then gradually resumed, but many patients may have lasted for several weeks of fatigue and systemic symptoms. Symptoms of the disease generally less serious and usually can be self-healing. But a small number of patients with serious pneumonia, sometimes adult respiratory distress syndrome (see section 67). Pulmonary complications, common, including hemolytic anemia, thromboembolic complications, arthritis or multiple nervous system syndrome, such as Meningitis, transverse myelitis, or peripheral neuropathy, such as cerebellar ataxia.

No important medical discovery, and the patient's chief complaint and X-ray does not change the consistent 10% to 20% of patients to Ban Qiuzhen, this is an important clue. A small number of patients erythema multiforme or Stevens-Johnson syndrome.

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