Aortic thrombus and multiple embolisms during a Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

C Flateau; I Asfalou; A-L Deman; C Ficko; D Andriamanantena; E Fontan; E Viant; L Bonnevie; C Rapp

doi:10.1007/s15010-013-0475-2

Aortic thrombus and multiple embolisms during a Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

Infection. 2013 Aug;41(4):867-73. doi: 10.1007/s15010-013-0475-2. Epub 2013 May 22.

Authors

C Flateau¹, I Asfalou, A-L Deman, C Ficko, D Andriamanantena, E Fontan, E Viant, L Bonnevie, C Rapp

Affiliation

¹ Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, 69, avenue de Paris, 94160, Saint-Mandé, France. claraflateau@yahoo.fr

PMID: 23696110
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-013-0475-2

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Aortic Diseases / complications*
Aortic Diseases / microbiology
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Humans
Kidney / pathology
Male
Mycoplasma pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
Perineum / pathology
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / complications*
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / microbiology
Spleen / pathology
Thromboembolism / complications*
Thromboembolism / diagnosis*
Thromboembolism / pathology
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anticoagulants