Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection presenting as Stevens-Johnson syndrome: a case report.
A case of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection as a precipitating factor in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is presented. As the dentist may well be the first to see this syndrome, it is appropriate to highlight the condition and this particular organism as an infective cause.
Sadler
J P
JP
Department of Oral Medicine, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School NHS Trust.
Gibson
J
J
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy