[Mucocutaneous findings of the Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: presentation of four cases].
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.
Villarroel
Julia
J
Unidad de Infecciosos, Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Clínico Félix Bulnes, Santiago, Chile. julia.villarroel@vtr.net
Bustamante
M Cecilia
MC
Denegri
Marisol
M
Pérez
Lilian
L
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*