Mycoplasma Pneumoniae-Induced Rash and Mucositis: A Case Report and Literatura Review

Authors

  • Bárbara Oliveira Serviço de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3096-0139
  • Sara Costa Serviço de Medicina Intensiva, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal
  • Juliana Sá Serviço de Endocrinologia, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
  • Guilherme Castro Gomes Serviço de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal

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https://doi.org/10.60591/crspmi.31

Keywords:

Erythema Multiforme, Exanthema, Mucositis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Pneumonia Mycoplasma, Stevens- Johnson Syndrome

Abstract

The dermatological manifestations associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae are characterized by prominent mucosal involvement and variable skin involvement, usually in the form of a vesiculobullous rash. For a long time, this entity was classified as part of the epidermolytic dermopathies, but in recent years, considering its benign course and distinct morphology, it has been reclassified as a separate disease, called mucositis and rash induced by Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

With this work, the authors present a case that constituted
a diagnostic challenge, due to the difficulty to allocate
this presentation into a clinical syndrome of the Stevens-
-Johnson syndrome (SJS)-toxic epidermolytic necrolysis (TEN)-erythema multiforme (EM) continuum, alerting to the
existence of this new clinical entity.

 

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Published

2024-02-26

How to Cite

Oliveira, B., Costa, S., Sá, J., & Castro Gomes, G. (2024). Mycoplasma Pneumoniae-Induced Rash and Mucositis: A Case Report and Literatura Review. SPMI Case Reports, 2(1), 4–7. https://doi.org/10.60591/crspmi.31

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