Case reports
Mycoplasma pneumoniae induced
popliteal artery thrombosis treated with urokinase
C U Jooa, J S Kima, Y M Hanb
a Chonbuk National
University Medical School, Chonju, Korea (South): Department of
Pediatrics, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, b Department of Radiology
Correspondence to: Dr Chan Uhng Joo, Department of Pediatrics, Chonbuk National University Hospital, 634-18 Keumam-Dong, Duckjin-Ku, Chonju, 561-712, Korea (South) joocu{at}moak.chonbuk.ac.kr
Submitted 1 May 2001;
Accepted 22 June 2001
A 5 year old boy with serological and clinical evidence of
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, which was
complicated by popliteal artery thrombosis, is described.
Intra-arterial urokinase, in conjunction with medical treatment,
resulted in clinical recovery and angiographic resolution of the
thrombus. The variety of extrapulmonary complications associated with
the M pneumoniae infections continues to
broaden. Thrombolytic therapies should be considered when similar clinical circumstances arise.
Keywords: Mycoplasma pneumoniae; arterial thrombosis; urokinase
© 2001 by The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
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