A Case of Bilateral Spontaneous Tension Pneumothorax Associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection

Mycoplasma pneumoniae(M. pneumoniae) is the leading cause of pneumonia in school-age children and young adults. The clinical courses are usually mild but recently, severe cases were reported such as lung abscess, Swyer-James syndrome and adult respiratory distress syndrome. Spontaneous pneumothorax associated with M. pneumoniae infection is rare. Carlisle reported a 6-year-old patient with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax associated with M. pneumoniae infection and Koura also reported a 18-year-old girl with repeated. M. pneumoniae pneumonia with recurrent pneumothorax. We experienced bilateral spontaneous tension pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema associated with M. pneumoniae infection in a 6-year-old boy who presented with dyspnea, chest pain, and neck swelling. We reported it as the first case in Korea.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae 폐렴에 동반된 양측 특발성 긴장성 기흉 1례

저자들은 호흡곤란, 흉통 및 경부종창을 주소로 내원한 6세 남아에서 M. pneumoniae 폐렴에 동반된 양측성 특발성 긴장성 폐기흉 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 국내 첫 증례로 보고하는 바이다.