Clinical Focus ›› 2024, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (9): 808-811.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2024.09.007

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Clinical characteristics of children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection complicated with asthmatic bronchopneumonia

Yang Xiaolin1, Yang Yan2()   

  1. 1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Childhood Infection and Immunity,Zhengzhou 450018,China
    2. Institute of Physics and Chemistry,Zhengzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Zhengzhou 450012,China
  • Received:2024-04-24 Online:2024-09-20 Published:2024-09-24
  • Contact: Yang Yan E-mail:332651169@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) infection complicated with asthmatic bronchopneumonia. Methods Fifty children with MP infection and asthmatic bronchopneumonia admitted to Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University from September 2021 to February 2023 were selected as the observation group, and 50 children with MP infection but not asthmatic bronchopneumonia during the same period were selected as the control group. The levels of T cell lymphocyte subsets (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+), immunoglobulins (IgG, IgM and IgE), and lung function (vital capacity [VC], forced expiratory volume in the first second [FEV1], forced vital capacity [FVC], peak expiratory flow [PEF], maximum mid-expiratory flow [MMEF]), serum inflammatory factors (transforming growth factor-beta1 [TGF-β1], tumor necrosis factor alpha [TNF-α]), and complement C3 levels were compared. Results The levels of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ in the observation group were significantly higher than those of control group (p<0.05). IgG, IgM, and IgE levels in the observation group were significantly higher than the control group (P<0.05). The levels of VC, FEV1, FVC, PEF and MMEF in the observation group were significantly lower than those of control group (P<0.05). The levels of TNF-α and complement C3 in the observation group were significantly higher than those of control group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in TGF-β1 level between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion Children with MP infection and asthmatic bronchopneumonia have a significant immune response, reduced pulmonary function, and increased levels of TNF-α and complement C3.

Key words: pneumonia, Mycoplasma, asthmatic bronchopneumonia, child, T cell lymphocyte subsets, transforming growth factor-β1, complement C3

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