Mycoplasma pneumoniae, more than a lung disease. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae-induced rash and mucositis (MIRM) is a recently described clinical entity and should be considered in children who present with oral (94% of patients), ocular (82% of patients), and urogenital lesions (63% of patients). MIRM was first described as a distinct clinical entity from Stevens Johnson syndrome/Toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS)/(TEN) in 2015 [1]. As a new, uncommon diagnosis it frequently poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for pediatricians and dermatologists. We report a case of MIRM in a previously healthy 15-year-old boy.

publication date

  • June 15, 2018

Research

keywords

  • Mouth Diseases
  • Mucositis
  • Mycoplasma Infections
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85052504087

PubMed ID

  • 30142726

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 24

issue

  • 6