Mycoplasma pneumoniae-induced rash and mucositis (MIRM): an unusual mild skin rash associated with severe mucosal involvement

Mycoplasma pneumoniae‐induced mucositis without rash in an 11‐year‐old boy

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a frequent cause of childhood pneumonia, and extrapulmonary manifestations may be noted at the time of infection. While M. pneumoniae has long been associated with Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a separate diagnostic entity, Mycoplasma pneumoniae-induced rash and mucositis (MIRM), has recently been proposed to better characterize the rash and severe mucositis that some patie...

Unusual skin rash in infant

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated mucositis.

A 35-year-old man was admitted with fever (38oC), mucous sputum, bilateral conjunctivitis, painful oral ulcerations and mild discomfort while urinating. He had previously received a three-day course of azithromycin for suspected respiratory infection, without improvement. Physical examination showed bilateral conjunctivitis with severe subconjunctival hemorrhage (Figure 1) and markedly swollen,...

Gemcitabine induced skin rash.

Aripiprazole-induced skin rash

Adverse skin reactions are an important type of adverse drug reactions which have been reported with a wide variety of psychotropics including both typical and atypical antipsychotics. Like typical antipsychotics, atypical antipsychotics such as olanzapine, risperidone, and paliperidone have been documented to cause skin reactions. Reports of aripiprazole-induced skin reactions are sparse. We r...