Fuchs syndrome: a case of fever, mucositis and conjunctivitis

• Published in: BMJ case reports Vol. 2018; p. bcr-2017-223321
• Main Authors: Ting, Chun Yi, Shahdadpuri, Raveen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 29.01.2018; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Administration, Oral; Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Azithromycin - administration & dosage; Azithromycin - therapeutic use; Case reports; Child, Preschool; Conjunctivitis - etiology; Cough - etiology; Diagnosis, Differential; Family medical history; Fever; Fever - etiology; Humans; Images In; Male; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - complications; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - diagnosis; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - drug therapy; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - pathology; Mucositis - etiology; Mycoplasma pneumoniae - isolation & purification; Pediatrics; Stevens-Johnson Syndrome - complications; Stevens-Johnson Syndrome - diagnosis; Stevens-Johnson Syndrome - drug therapy; Stevens-Johnson Syndrome - pathology; paediatrics; infectious diseases
• ISSN: 1757-790X; 1757-790X
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223321

Significant findings on physical examination included bilateral conjunctival injection with perilimbic sparing, red and cracked lips with crusting, oral mucositis and ulcerations of the buccal mucosae and tongue ( figure 1 ), and a mild generalised maculopapular rash. [...]the prolonged fever, red eyes and rash did not support the diagnosis of gingivostomatitis. Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed. 1 Šternberský J, Tichý M. Fuchs' syndrome (Stevens-Johnson syndrome without skin involvement) in an adult male--a case report and general characteristics of the sporadically diagnosed disease.