''Mycoplasma pneumoniae'' is spread through respiratory droplet transmission. Once attached to the mucosa of a host organism, ''M. pneumoniae'' extracts nutrients, grows and reproduces by binary fission. Attachment sites include the upper and lower respiratory tract, causing pharyngitis, bronchitis and pneumonia. The infection caused by this bacterium is called atypical pneumonia because of its protracted course and lack of sputum production and wealth of extra-pulmonary symptoms. Chronic mycoplasma infections have been implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatological diseases.
Mycoplasma atypical pneumonia can be complicated by Stevens-Johnson syndrome, hemolytic anemia, encephalitis or Guillain-Barré syndrome.
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Mycoplasma pneumonia – Pathophysiology
''Mycoplasma pneumoniae'' is spread through respiratory droplet transmission. Once attached to the mucosa of a host organism, ''M. pneumoniae'' extracts nutrients, grows and reproduces by binary fission.
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