title: Erythema multiforme associated with an outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae function.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To document the association between erythema multiforme and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
  
  
  METHODS
  All cases of erythema multiforme presenting to the dermatology department of Waikato Hospital over the summer of 1992/3 were tested for mycoplasma serology. Trends in recorded cases of M pneumoniae infection were examined from data supplied by the virology department of Waikato Hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four of seven cases of erythema multiforme were due to M pneumoniae infection. This was associated with a marked local increase in the number of M pneumoniae infections recorded in our hospital.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mycoplasma serology is an important investigation in the management of erythema multiforme, especially when associated with an outbreak of M pneumoniae infections.
authors.affiliation: Waikato Hospital, Hamilton.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salmon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rademaker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000382:microbiology*; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004917:Erythromycin; D013752:Tetracycline