Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Associated with Stevens Johnson Syndrome
| Autor: | Nickels R, Lindley-Jones M, Padowitz A, Mulvey Jm |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male Mycoplasma pneumoniae Mycoplasmataceae Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine medicine.disease_cause Asymptomatic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Pneumonia Mycoplasma medicine Humans Erythema multiforme biology business.industry Respiratory disease medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Respiration Artificial Pneumonia Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Respiratory failure Atypical pneumonia Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Immunology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. 35:414-417 |
| ISSN: | 1448-0271 0310-057X |
| Popis: | We describe a case of Mycoplasma pneumoniae chest infection associated with Stevens Johnson syndrome. The patient had extensive epidermal bullous vesicles, oropharyngeal and genital ulceration and required prolonged ventilation due to respiratory failure. Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections are often asymptomatic but can involve multiple organ systems. Respiratory tract involvement is generally benign though 3 to 10% of patients develop clinical pneumonia. Secondary skin reactions are common (20 to 25%), although few patients infected develop Stevens Johnson syndrome. It has been suggested that Mycoplasma pneumoniae may be the most common infectious cause of Stevens Johnson syndrome. |
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