Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection presenting as Stevens-Johnson syndrome: a case report

J P Sadler; J Gibson

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection presenting as Stevens-Johnson syndrome: a case report

Dent Update. 1997 Nov;24(9):367-8.

Authors

J P Sadler¹, J Gibson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral Medicine, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School NHS Trust.

PMID: 9534423

Abstract

A case of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection as a precipitating factor in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is presented. As the dentist may well be the first to see this syndrome, it is appropriate to highlight the condition and this particular organism as an infective cause.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Humans
Male
Mycoplasma pneumoniae / isolation & purification
Mycoplasma pneumoniae / pathogenicity*
Oral Ulcer / microbiology*
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / complications
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / diagnosis
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / diagnosis*
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / etiology
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / microbiology
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / therapy