A novel hemotropic Mycoplasma (hemoplasma) in a patient with hemolytic anemia and pyrexia

Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Dec;53(11):e147-51. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir666. Epub 2011 Oct 21.

Abstract

A patient with chronic moderate neutropenia, acute hemolysis, and pyrexia was found to be infected with a novel hemoplasma species. A clinical response to doxycyline was noted, and moxifloxacin was added subsequently to aid infection clearance. This represents the first report of hemolysis in association with confirmed hemoplasma infection in a human.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Hemolytic / diagnosis*
  • Anemia, Hemolytic / etiology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Aza Compounds / administration & dosage
  • Chronic Disease
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Doxycycline / administration & dosage
  • Female
  • Fever / diagnosis*
  • Fever / etiology
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Moxifloxacin
  • Mycoplasma / classification*
  • Mycoplasma / genetics
  • Mycoplasma / isolation & purification*
  • Mycoplasma Infections / diagnosis*
  • Mycoplasma Infections / drug therapy
  • Mycoplasma Infections / microbiology*
  • Mycoplasma Infections / pathology
  • Neutropenia / diagnosis
  • Neutropenia / etiology
  • Phylogeny
  • Quinolines / administration & dosage
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Aza Compounds
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • Quinolines
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Doxycycline
  • Moxifloxacin

Associated data

  • GENBANK/GU562823
  • GENBANK/GU562825