Cutaneous vasculitis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: case report and literature review.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is an important bacterial agent that causes pneumonia in pediatric patients; it can also affect other organs or systems. Extrapulmonary manifestations include neurological, cardiac, hematologic, renal, gastrointestinal, osteoarticular, cutaneous, and ocular involvement. This report presents a 7-year-old male affected with cutaneous and retinal vasculitis due to M pneumoniae infection without pulmonary detection. The available literature on cutaneous vasculitis and M pneumoniae infection is also reviewed.
Greco
Filippo
F
Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. coicoico@hotmail.com
Sorge
Anna
A
Salvo
Vincenzo
V
Sorge
Giovanni
G
D002648:Child; D003234:Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000382:microbiology*