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May 24, 2026Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Beyond the Lungs: Rising Pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections with Extrapulmonary Manifestations in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Era

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AKAylin Irmak KuruçKAKubra AykacACAli Bülent Cengiz

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Overview

Randomized trial finds rising instances of extrapulmonary complications in pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections, suggesting a need for increased awareness.

Key Points

  • The aim is to report the rise of pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections associated with extrapulmonary complications in the post-COVID-19 era.
  • Described 6 pediatric cases with extrapulmonary Mycoplasma pneumoniae manifestations from March 2025 to October 2025.
  • Diagnosis was confirmed through serology or PCR testing.
  • Reviewed clinical features, laboratory results, and treatment outcomes.
  • Five patients exhibited generalized targetoid rashes, often with fever and conjunctival hyperemia.
  • One adolescent developed acute myocarditis with hypotension and elevated cardiac markers.
  • All patients received macrolide therapy, showing rapid clinical improvement with normalization of cardiac markers.

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Kuruç et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1296d548a0ea1665673e1ehttps://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmag036
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