Cholestatic hepatitis as a rare manifestation of Mycoplasma pneumonia in an adult: A case report

This case demonstrates that hepatobiliary involvement of M. pneumonia can occur in the immunocompetent adult. By excluding the other causes of cholestatic hepatitis and comparing the results of impaired liver function test with clinical and radiological findings characteristic of M. pneumonia infection, hepatobiliary involvement of M. pneumonia infection was confirmed. Only a small number of adult instances of M. pneumonia-associated cholestatic hepatitis have been documented. This case adds to the scant literature on Mycoplasma-associated cholestatic hepatitis and highlights the necessity for physicians to rule out M. pneumonia as a differential diagnosis in patients with respiratory illness and hepatic dysfunction.