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Mycoplasma pneumoniae: a cause of febrile hemolytic anemia in travelers Volume 22, issue 4, Octobre-Novembre-Décembre 2012

Authors
Hôpital d’instruction des armées Bégin, service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, 69 avenue de Paris, 94160, Saint-Mandé, France, Hôpital d’instruction des armées Percy, service de biologie médicale, Clamart, France, Hôpital d’instruction des armées Val-de-Grâce, clinique médicale, Paris, France

Mycoplasma pneumoniae can cause varied hematologic manifestations that are frequently associated with lower respiratory tract infections. Acute febrile hemolysis without respiratory symptoms is quite rare. We describe the case of a 25-year-old man, admitted for acute fever with hemolysis, after returning from Djibouti. M. pneumoniae infection was proved by serological testing. A favorable outcome followed macrolide treatment.