Key result
Mycoplasma pneumoniae was identified as the presumed etiologic agent of pericarditis in a 17-year-old girl post-bone marrow transplant using polymerase chain reaction and electron microscopy.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report demonstrates the utility of PCR and electron microscopy in identifying Mycoplasma pneumoniae as a cause of pericarditis in an immunocompromised patient.
Consider Mycoplasma in post-transplant pericarditis; single case leaves open broader etiologic role.
We report a case of pericarditis occurring in a 17-year-old girl who received a bone marrow transplant. The presence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in the pericardial fluid was demonstrated by polymerase chain reaction, and Mycoplasma-like organisms were detected by electron microscopy. Because no other infectious agent could be found in the pericardial fluid, M. pneumoniae was presumed to be the etiologic agent of the pericarditis.
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Szymański et al. (2002) conducted a case report in Mycoplasma pneumoniae pericarditis (n=1). Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection was evaluated on Presence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in pericardial fluid. Mycoplasma pneumoniae was identified as the presumed etiologic agent of pericarditis in a 17-year-old girl post-bone marrow transplant using polymerase chain reaction and electron microscopy.
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