Mycoplasma pneumonia

Mycoplasmal pneumonia is a pneumonia caused by mycoplasmal pneumonia (MP). It was once called primary atypical pneumonia. Onset is slow, with fever, paroxysmal irritating cough, and a small amount of mucus or purulent sputum (with occasional blood sputum). Pulmonary signs are not obvious, but it is easy to cause extra-pulmonary multi-system involvement, and it can also threaten life or death. Occurs in children or adolescents, accounting for about 15% to 30% of the total pneumonia, the epidemic year can be as high as 40% to 60%; generally the prognosis is good, is a self-limiting disease.