title: Stevens-Johnson syndrome: an oral viewpoint.
abstract: The Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a severe variant of erythema multiforme (EM) that occasionally can rise to systemic upset and possibly compromise life. In this report, we described important oral and dermatologic aspects of a case of SJS triggered by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
authors.affiliation: Program of Specific Care of Oral Diseases, Stomatology Diagnosis Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sargenti Neto
authors.forename: Luiz Fernando Barbosa
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: de Paulo
authors.forename: Roberta Rezende
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: Antônio Francisco
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Durighetto
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000150:complications*; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology