Mycoplasma Pneumoniae pneumonia
Conditions
Interventions
Low dose cohot Initial dose of prednisolone 1mg/kg/day
High dose cohot Initial dose of prednisolone 2mg/kg/day
Sponsors
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics / Developmental Pediatrics
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pediatric patients with Mycoplasma Pneumoniae pneumonia who are refractory to at least 2 types of antibiotics.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients 1.who need intubation by respiratory failure 2.who do not receive enough antibiotics therapy(at least by 2 groups of antibiotics ;Macrolid, Newquinolone or tetracycline) 3.who receive steroid therapy except for refractory Mycoplasma Pneumoniae pneumonia (such as asthma) who diagnosed as other diseases, such as HPS or Kawasaki Disease. 4.with Congenital heart diseases, metabolic disorder, neurologic dis order, bronchopulmonary disorder, or immune deficiency 5.who have allery of steroid 6.who is negative in immune-serological verification
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The duration of fever from the start of steroid therapy | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Relapse of fever, the duration of hospitalization, reduction rate of LDH and CRP | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactJunichi Kawada
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics / Developmental Pediatrics
Outcome results
None listed