Table 9: Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection: Symptoms

Pulmonary and related (older people in nursing and old people’s homes are frequently affected)
Incubation period 3 weeks
Atypical pneumonia (3% - 10% of cases.) bronchitis, pharyngitis, rhinitis, earaches, sinusitis
Extrapulmonary Maculopapular exanthema,vesicular dermatitis
CNS disorders (are rare): encephalitis, meningitis, myelitis, cranial neuropathy, cerebellar ataxia
Gastrointestinal Hepatitis, pancreatitis
Rheumatic Arthritis: arthralgias, myalgias, polyarthritis
Cardiac Cardiac arrhythmias, atrioventricular block, myocarditis
Glomerulonephritis
Uveitis