Mycoplasma hominis pericarditis in a lung transplant recipient: review of the literature about an uncommon but important cardiothoracic pathogen

D Mitsani; M H Nguyen; F P Silveira; C Bermudez; Y Toyoda; A W Pasculle; C J Clancy

doi:10.1111/j.1399-3062.2009.00457.x

Mycoplasma hominis pericarditis in a lung transplant recipient: review of the literature about an uncommon but important cardiothoracic pathogen

Transpl Infect Dis. 2010 Apr;12(2):146-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2009.00457.x. Epub 2009 Sep 25.

Authors

D Mitsani¹, M H Nguyen, F P Silveira, C Bermudez, Y Toyoda, A W Pasculle, C J Clancy

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.

PMID: 19781019
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2009.00457.x

Abstract

Purulent pericarditis due to Mycoplasma hominis is rare, and is usually associated with mediastinitis or pleuritis following cardiothoracic surgery. We report the first case to our knowledge of isolated purulent pericarditis caused by M. hominis in a lung transplant recipient and review previously reported cases of this disease.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Lung Transplantation*
Male
Middle Aged
Mycoplasma Infections / diagnosis
Mycoplasma Infections / etiology*
Mycoplasma hominis*
Pericardial Effusion / microbiology
Pericarditis / diagnostic imaging
Pericarditis / microbiology*
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / microbiology*
Radiography