Mucositis Secondary to Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection: Expanding the Mycoplasma pneumoniae–Induced Rash and Mucositis Concept

• Published in: Pediatric dermatology Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 465 - 472
• Main Authors: Mayor‐Ibarguren, Ander, Feito‐Rodriguez, Marta, González‐Ramos, Jéssica, Rosal‐Rabes, Teresa, González‐Sainz, Francisco Javier, Sánchez‐Orta, Alba, Lucas‐Laguna, Raul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Case reports; Child; Chlamydia; Chlamydophila; Chlamydophila Infections - complications; Chlamydophila Infections - diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Erythema; Erythema multiforme; Exanthema; Humans; Infections; Literature reviews; Male; Mucositis; Mucositis - diagnosis; Mucositis - etiology; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Pathogens; Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - complications; Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - diagnosis; Prognosis; Stevens-Johnson syndrome

The term Mycoplasma pneumoniae–induced rash and mucositis (MIRM) was recently proposed to identify the mucocutaneous condition secondary to M. pneumoniae infection that had historically been regarded among the more confusing pathologies of erythema multiforme and Stevens–Johnson syndrome. Based on a...