What is mycoplasma inflammation?

Mycoplasma is a very common pathogen that generally causes respiratory tract infections and urogenital infections, especially the latter, which has a very serious impact. Mycoplasma inflammation means infection has occurred. We need to find out the situation as soon as possible and conduct treatment according to the specific circumstances to minimize the consequences of the disease. So, what is mycoplasma inflammation? Let’s take a look below.

1. Urogenital tract infection

Urogenital tract infection: The incubation period is 1 to 3 weeks. The typical acute symptoms are similar to other non-gonococcal genitourinary tract infections, manifested as urethral stinging, varying degrees of urgency and frequency of urination, stinging during urination, especially when the urine is more concentrated, mild redness and swelling of the urethral opening, thin and small secretions, which are serous or purulent. It is often necessary to squeeze the urethra hard to see the secretions overflow. There is often a small amount of mucous secretion at the urethral opening in the morning, or only a scab membrane seals the opening, or there is a dirty crotch. The subacute stage is often accompanied by prostate infection. Patients often experience perineum distension and pain, back pain, discomfort on the inner sides of both thighs, or a stinging sensation radiating from the perineum to the inner sides of the thighs when doing anal lifting movements.

Female patients often suffer from reproductive system inflammation that spreads from the cervix. Most of them have no obvious subjective symptoms. A few severe patients have a feeling of vaginal prolapse. When the infection spreads to the urethra, frequent urination and urgency are the main symptoms that attract the patient's attention. The infection is confined to the cervix, manifested by increased leucorrhea, turbidity, cervical edema, congestion or surface erosion. The infection spreads to the urethra, manifested by flushing and congestion of the urethral orifice. A small amount of secretions may overflow when the urethra is squeezed, but tenderness rarely occurs.

2. Respiratory tract infection

The onset is slow, with an incubation period of 2 to 3 weeks. At the beginning of the disease, patients experience general discomfort, fatigue, and headache. Fever develops 2 to 3 days later, with the temperature often reaching around 39°C and lasting for 1 to 3 weeks, and may be accompanied by sore throat and muscle aches.

Cough is the most prominent symptom of this disease, which usually begins 2 to 3 days after the onset of the disease. It is a dry cough at first, and then turns into a stubborn and severe cough, often with thick sputum occasionally stained with blood. In a few cases, it may be similar to whooping cough. It can last for 1 to 4 weeks. Pulmonary signs are often subtle or even absent. A few people can hear dry and wet music. However, many of the masses disappeared, so the physical signs were inconsistent with the clinical manifestations such as severe cough and fever, which is one of the characteristics of this disease. Infants and young children have an acute onset, a long course, and more severe conditions, with symptoms such as dyspnea, wheezing, and more prominent wheezing, and more lung rales than older children. Some children may suffer from hemolytic anemia, meningitis, myocarditis, Green-Barry syndrome and other extrapulmonary manifestations.