The author has made a review on the Mycoplasmal Pneumonia in general and
presented four cases of various .types with sputum culture positive. The first case was
39 year odd male, showed a relapse with a new lesion development on right
cardiophrenic region after a transient initial pneumonic infiltration on left hilar region
several days ago (Fig 1)
The second case was 37 lear old female, Patch type Pneumonic shadow was located on
right infraclavicular region and much more confused with tuberculosis. However it was
remarkably cleared in only 3 days of admission treatment.
The third case was 20 fear old, female. The lesion was located on right upper lung
field. This was found on University entrance physical examination without subjective
complaints and much cleared in 2 days (Fig 2).
The fourth case was 17 year old, female, the disease was left sided pleurisy with small
amount fluid and followed for one month with no remarkable change of the X-ray
picture although the subjective complaints subsides after several days treatment.
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