Mycoplasma pneumoniae, more than a lung disease

Dermatol Online J. 2018 Jun 15;24(6):13030/qt8w993185.

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 types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mouth Diseases / diagnosis
  • Mouth Diseases / microbiology*
  • Mouth Mucosa / pathology
  • Mucositis / diagnosis
  • Mucositis / microbiology*
  • Mycoplasma Infections / diagnosis*
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae* / isolation & purification