PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Santos, Rui Pedro
AU  - Silva, Marta
AU  - Vieira, Ana Paula
AU  - Brito, Celeste
TI  - <em>Mycoplasma pneumoniae-</em>induced rash and mucositis: a recently described entity
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2017-220768
DP  - 2017 Aug 22
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - bcr-2017-220768
VI  - 2017
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2017-220768.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2017-220768.full
AB  - Mycoplasmapneumoniae is a common cause of respiratory infections. Although most cases are mild, some patients have extrapulmonary complications including mucocutaneous eruptions including Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and erythemamultiforme (EM). Recently, a new entity, called M. pneumoniae-induced rash and mucositis (MIRM) was described. The authors present a clinical case difficult to classify attending to the classical classification of epidermolytic syndromes that meets the criteria proposed for the diagnosis of MIRM. The mucocutaneous disease associated with M. pneumoniae presents predominant mucositis, with scarce or absent cutaneous involvement. Because of the distinct morphology, pathophysiology and benign clinical course, MIRM should be considered as a new entity, distinct from SJS/TEN and EM.