[Erythema multiforme caused by a Mycoplasma infection: a case report].
Erythema multiforme (EM) is an immune-mediated disease categorized into EM minor and EM major, also called Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), not to be confused with toxic epidermal necrosis (TEN), as physiopathological pathways are throughly different. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is an intracellular germ, generally responsible for atypical respiratory infections. It may be associated with erythema multiforme, eventually recurrent, illustrated by the present case report.
Maquet
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Service de Pédiatrie, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgique.
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Quatresooz
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Bricteux
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis*