title: [Mucocutaneous findings of the Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: presentation of four cases].
abstract: The mucocutaneous manifestations of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection appear in approximately 20% of all the infections produced by this microorganism. Maculopapular rash, vesicular or urticarial exanthemas, are frequent manifestations that can constitute Erythema multiforme or more rarely, Stevens-Johnson syndrome or epidermal toxic necrolisis. We describe the clinical evolution, diagnosis and treatment of four children with mucous and cutaneous manifestations associated to infection by Mycoplasma pneumoniae and a review of the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Infecciosos, Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Clínico Félix Bulnes, Santiago, Chile. julia.villarroel@vtr.net
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Villarroel
authors.forename: M Cecilia
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bustamante
authors.forename: Marisol
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Denegri
authors.forename: Lilian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pérez
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*