自1982年至1991年間,吾人共經歷76例經血清學檢驗證實之黴漿肺炎病例,其中男性32人,女性44人,年齡從9個月到72歲,除了一例有糖尿病史外,其餘患者過去健情況良好,所有病人均表現發燒及咳之症狀,其中百分之六十三主訴乾核,百分之三十七咳嗽帶痰,57%的病人有喉嚨痛,流鼻水或耳朵痛的症狀,55%的病人有骨腸道的症狀,如食慾不振、噁心,嘔吐國腹瀉,其他症狀如肌肉或關節酸痛(29%),頭痛(30%),全身倦怠(32%),部份病人有呼吸困難(17%)或胸痛(20%)之敘述,實驗室檢查,29%的病人白血球計數大於10000/cumm,平均CRP值53.1μg/ml,其中16%CRP大於100μg/ml,31.5%的病人有短暫的肝功能異常,病人胸部X光影像可分四種不同之表現:第一,支氣管及血管週邊間質性浸潤佔18.4%;第二,不均勻斑珀性肺實質化佔22.4%;第三,均勻之肺泡性實質化佔27.6%;第四,混合間質性及肺泡性浸潤佔31.6%。小兒科病人胸部X光表現間質性浸潤之比率較成人多(46%:20%),其他放射線學之特徽包括80%病灶為單側性,77%病灶局限於單一肺葉,69%病灶侵犯一側或兩側下肺葉,7%病人有肋膜積液,10%病人有胸部X光之惡化,肺炎之鑑別診斷應慎重考慮黴漿菌之可能性,而給予適當之處置。
From 1982 to 1991, we experienced 76 patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia which were confirmed by serologic tests. There were 32 (42%) male and 44 (58%) female patients. One patient had underlying disease of diabetes mellitus while the other patients were in good health. The age ranged from 9 months old to 72 years old. All the patients complained of fever and coughing; 63% had dry cough and 37% had sputum production. Upper respiratory tract complaints such as rhinorrhea, sore throat, or earache were noted in 57% of the patients. Fifty-five percent of the patients had GI symptoms of anorexia, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. Other complaints included myalgia/arthalgia (29%), headache (30%), and general malaise (32%). Dyspnea (17%) and chest pain (20%) were occasional complaints. Seventy-one percent of the patients had WBC counts < 10000/cu mm and 29% > 10000/cu mm. The mean value of C-reactive protein (CRP) was 53.1μg/ml, while 16% of the patients had a CRP value above 100μg/ml. Thirty-one percent of the patients were noted to have a transient elevation of serum transaminase. Four different patterns of infiltration were seen in chest radiographic manifestation: 1) peribronchial and perivascular interstitial infiltrates (18.4%), 2) nonhomogeneous patchy consolidations (22.4%), 3) homogeneous acinar consolidations (27.6%), and 4) mixed interstitial and alveolar infiltrates (27.6%). Interstitial infiltration was more commonly seen in pediatric than adult patients (46% vs 20%). Other features of the radiologic manifestation were as follows: unilateral lesions in 80% of patients, single lobe ldsions in 77%, lower lobe predominant in 69%, pleural effusion in 7%, and radiographic deterioration in 10%. Mycoplasmal pneumonia should be considered in the differential diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonias.