Stevens-Johnson syndrome after Mycoplasma pneumonia infection in pediatric post-liver transplant recipient: case report and review of the literature

Pediatr Transplant. 2012 May;16(3):E74-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2010.01424.x. Epub 2010 Dec 22.

Abstract

Although Mycoplasma pneumonia infection is relatively common among school-aged children, it rarely leads to SJS. Herein, we report a seven-yr-old girl who presented with a Mycoplasma pneumonia infection that progressed to SJS five months after liver transplant. We suggest that children presenting with symptoms of Mycoplasma pneumonia infection in the immunosuppressed post-liver transplant setting be properly diagnosed and treated rapidly, as well as observed for symptoms of SJS and potentially serious extrapulmonary complications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Blister
  • Child
  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Failure / complications
  • Liver Failure / therapy
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae / metabolism*
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / microbiology
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / complications*
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / diagnosis*