TY - JOUR
T1 - Unusual Eruptions Associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Respiratory Infections
T2 - Review of the Literature
AU - Terraneo, Luisa
AU - Lava, Sebastiano A G
AU - Camozzi, Pietro
AU - Zgraggen, Lorenzo
AU - Simonetti, Giacomo D.
AU - Bianchetti, Mario G.
AU - Milani, Gregorio P.
PY - 2015/8/20
Y1 - 2015/8/20
N2 - Background: Maculopapular or urticarial eruptions and erythema multiforme sometimes occur in patients affected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infections. Further eruptions have also been reported. Objective: To review the literature addressing M. pneumoniae respiratory infection and rather unusual eruptions. Methods: Computer-based search in the US National Library of Medicine database as well as in the search engine Google. Results: We found a possible relationship between M. pneumoniae infection and Fuchs' syndrome (n = 37), varicella-like eruptions (n = 8), Henoch-Schönlein syndrome and further leukocytoclastic vasculitides (n = 21) and erythema nodosum (n = 11). A temporal relationship was also observed with 2 cases of Gianotti-Crosti syndrome. Finally, there exists reasonable evidence that pityriasis rosea Gibert and pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta Mucha-Habermann are not associated with Mycoplasma infections. Conclusion: This review implies that M. pneumoniae may cause, in addition to erythematous maculopapular (or urticarial) eruptions and erythema multiforme, Fuchs' syndrome and varicella-like eruptions. Furthermore, there is an intriguing link with leukocytoclastic vasculitides or erythema nodosum that deserves further investigation.
AB - Background: Maculopapular or urticarial eruptions and erythema multiforme sometimes occur in patients affected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infections. Further eruptions have also been reported. Objective: To review the literature addressing M. pneumoniae respiratory infection and rather unusual eruptions. Methods: Computer-based search in the US National Library of Medicine database as well as in the search engine Google. Results: We found a possible relationship between M. pneumoniae infection and Fuchs' syndrome (n = 37), varicella-like eruptions (n = 8), Henoch-Schönlein syndrome and further leukocytoclastic vasculitides (n = 21) and erythema nodosum (n = 11). A temporal relationship was also observed with 2 cases of Gianotti-Crosti syndrome. Finally, there exists reasonable evidence that pityriasis rosea Gibert and pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta Mucha-Habermann are not associated with Mycoplasma infections. Conclusion: This review implies that M. pneumoniae may cause, in addition to erythematous maculopapular (or urticarial) eruptions and erythema multiforme, Fuchs' syndrome and varicella-like eruptions. Furthermore, there is an intriguing link with leukocytoclastic vasculitides or erythema nodosum that deserves further investigation.
KW - Erythema nodosum
KW - Gianotti-Crosti syndrome
KW - Henoch-Schönlein syndrome
KW - Mucositis
KW - Mycoplasma pneumoniae
KW - Papular acrodermatitis
KW - Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta Mucha-Habermann
KW - Pityriasis rosea Gibert
KW - Varicella-like eruption
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U2 - 10.1159/000430809
DO - 10.1159/000430809
M3 - Article
C2 - 26067570
AN - SCOPUS:84939571497
VL - 231
SP - 152
EP - 157
JO - Dermatology
JF - Dermatology
SN - 1018-8665
IS - 2
ER -