Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Induced-Stevens Johnson Syndrome: Rare Occurrence in an Adult Patient
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is an uncommon occurrence in Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) infection (1–5%) and has been mainly reported in children and young adults. We present a case of SJS in a 32-year-old male induced by M. pneumoniae infection. This patient presented with fever, cough, a...
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| description | Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is an uncommon occurrence in Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) infection (1–5%) and has been mainly reported in children and young adults. We present a case of SJS in a 32-year-old male induced by M. pneumoniae infection. This patient presented with fever, cough, and massive occupation of mucus membranes with swelling, erythema, and necrosis accompanied by a generalized cutaneous rash. He clinically responded after treatment with antibiotics and IVIG. SJS is usually a drug-induced condition; however, M. pneumoniae is the commonest infectious cause and should be considered in the differential diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-56d3a47a0e9e45f991f9afd89f58cedf2025-02-03T05:59:34ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/430490430490Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Induced-Stevens Johnson Syndrome: Rare Occurrence in an Adult PatientSamad Rasul0Faria Farhat1Yared Endailalu2Fatima Tabassum Khan3Vishal Poddar4Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20060, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20060, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20060, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20060, USADivision of Pulmonary, Department of Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20060, USAStevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is an uncommon occurrence in Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) infection (1–5%) and has been mainly reported in children and young adults. We present a case of SJS in a 32-year-old male induced by M. pneumoniae infection. This patient presented with fever, cough, and massive occupation of mucus membranes with swelling, erythema, and necrosis accompanied by a generalized cutaneous rash. He clinically responded after treatment with antibiotics and IVIG. SJS is usually a drug-induced condition; however, M. pneumoniae is the commonest infectious cause and should be considered in the differential diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/430490 |
| spellingShingle | Samad Rasul Faria Farhat Yared Endailalu Fatima Tabassum Khan Vishal Poddar Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Induced-Stevens Johnson Syndrome: Rare Occurrence in an Adult Patient Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Induced-Stevens Johnson Syndrome: Rare Occurrence in an Adult Patient |
| title_full | Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Induced-Stevens Johnson Syndrome: Rare Occurrence in an Adult Patient |
| title_fullStr | Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Induced-Stevens Johnson Syndrome: Rare Occurrence in an Adult Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Induced-Stevens Johnson Syndrome: Rare Occurrence in an Adult Patient |
| title_short | Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Induced-Stevens Johnson Syndrome: Rare Occurrence in an Adult Patient |
| title_sort | mycoplasma pneumoniae induced stevens johnson syndrome rare occurrence in an adult patient |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/430490 |
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