title: Fuchs' syndrome (Stevens-Johnson syndrome without skin involvement) in an adult male--a case report and general characteristics of the sporadically diagnosed disease.
abstract: Fuchs' syndrome (Stevens-Johnson syndrome without skin involvement) is a sporadically diagnosed disease. Most authors consider it to be a pure mucosal variant of Stevens-Johnson syndrome; however, some consider the syndrome a separate entity. The complete absence of cutaneous symptoms may be the reason that not all cases of Fuchs' syndrome are diagnosed and properly classified. The authors describe a case of a 22-year-old patient suffering only from mucosal symptoms, diagnosed as Fuchs' syndrome from the context of the tests performed. A Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection triggered the disease onset. Mycoplasma infection, as a trigger factor of Fuchs' syndrome in adults, has so far been described in only a few isolated cases worldwide.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Šternberský
authors.affiliation: Martin Tichý, MD, PhD, , Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University and University Hospital, I. P. Pavlova 6 , 775 20 Olomouc, Czech Republic; tichy.martin.jun@fnol.cz.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tichý
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004202:Disinfectants; D017291:Clarithromycin