Erythema multiforme and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Report and discussion of a case presenting with stomatitis.
A case report is presented in which a respiratory tract infection with M. pneumoniae appears to have provoked a generalised mucocutaneous disease, described as Stevens Johnson syndrome. The patient possessed complement-fixing antibodies to M. pneumoniae to a titre of 1/2048 compared with the general population titre of 1/32. The oral mucosal lesions are described in particular and a likely pathogenesis of erythema multiforme is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial