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Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure and Septic Shock Secondary to Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia Complicated by Heroin Overdose
Emergency Medicine
  • Jesse Wu, HCA Healthcare
  • Matthew Solomon
  • Amanda L Webb, HCA Healthcare
  • Latha Ganti, HCA Healthcare
Division
North Florida
Hospital
North Florida Regional Medical Center
Document Type
Case Report
Publication Date
10-22-2021
Keywords
  • intravenous drug use,
  • tobacco,
  • heroin,
  • hypoxic respiratory failure,
  • septic shock,
  • mycoplasma pneumoniae,
  • pneumonia
Abstract

We present the case of a woman with a past medical history of intravenous drug use and tobacco abuse who was brought into the emergency department by emergency medical services after a heroin overdose. She was found to be in acute hypoxic respiratory failure and developed septic shock secondary to Mycoplasma pneumonia. In this case report, the presentation and management of fulminant Mycoplasma pneumonia are discussed, along with plain chest radiography findings.

Publisher or Conference
Cureus
Citation Information
Wu JC, Solomon M, Webb McAdams AL, et al. Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure and Septic Shock Secondary to Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia Complicated by Heroin Overdose. Cureus. 2020;12(10):e11093. doi:10.7759/cureus.11093