SHM Converge Scientific Abstract ePoster Gallery-When Pneumonia Strikes the Muscles

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This case highlights an uncommon complication of <strong>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</strong> infection. An <strong>18-year-old previously healthy female</strong> presented to the emergency department with <strong>muddy urine, chills, cough, and body aches</strong> lasting for about a week. She was <strong>afebrile and hemodynamically stable</strong>, but imaging with <strong>chest X-ray and CT scan</strong> showed <strong>bilateral multifocal lung consolidations</strong>. A respiratory pathogen panel confirmed <strong>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</strong>.

The report emphasizes that although <em>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</em> is best known for causing respiratory illness, it can also produce <strong>extrapulmonary manifestations</strong> involving the <strong>skin, blood, heart, nervous system, and kidneys</strong>. In rare cases, it may lead to <strong>rhabdomyolysis</strong>, a serious condition involving muscle breakdown. This complication is described as <strong>exceptionally rare in adults</strong>, with only a few cases reported.

The case title, <strong>“When Pneumonia Strikes the Muscles,”</strong> underscores the key teaching point: clinicians should consider <em>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</em> not only as a cause of pneumonia but also as a potential trigger for <strong>muscle injury</strong> and related systemic complications, especially when symptoms such as <strong>dark urine</strong> suggest possible rhabdomyolysis.

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Preksha Shah

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Author List Izna Hadi, Preksha Shah, Ravi Kumar, Tanzeela Shuja, Vasu Patel

Category Clinical Vignettes

Concept Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

Concept Rhabdomyolysis

Concept Extrapulmonary Manifestation

Concept Respiratory Pathogen Panel

Concept Mud-colored urine

Distinguished Non-Finalist

Presenter Organization Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital

Presenting Author Preksha Shah

Track Adult

Keywords

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

pneumonia

rhabdomyolysis

extrapulmonary manifestations

muscle injury

dark urine

bilateral lung consolidations

respiratory pathogen panel

adult case report

systemic complications

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

Rhabdomyolysis

Extrapulmonary Manifestation

Respiratory Pathogen Panel

Mud-colored urine