Abstract
The coexistence of pulmonary embolism (PE) and pneumonia is known as infarction pneumonia. This condition is relatively rare in adults in comparison to children. The diagnosis of coexistent pneumonia with embolism is challenging as clinical features of fever, pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness maybe common in both conditions. Hence, the presence of coexisting embolism in pneumonia needs a high degree of clinical suspicion .We hereby report a case of a young woman who presented with Mycoplasma pneumonia and ARDS with early diagnosis of concommittant pulmonary embolism. Early recognition and management of both the conditions resulted in a favourable outcome.
Keywords: Pulmonary embolism, Mycoplasma, Pneumonia , Infarction.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Sahana K
Postgraduate, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Chennai 603103, India
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i9.10
