Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a cause of upper and lower respiratory disease,
predominantly in children and young. Dermatologic manifestations of the
infection occur in 1-5% of the cases, most commonly as Stevens–Johnson Syndrome
and Erythema Multiforme. We present a 46-year-old previously healthy man heavy
smoker, who was admitted due to fatigue, chest pain, cough, and fever that
appeared seven days earlier. He was diagnosed pleuro-pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Apart from
bicytopenia as toxic extrapulmonary manifestation of the infection, he
developed a relatively novel pruritic
dermatosis - papular-purpuric gloves and socks syndrome (PPGSS). Under antibiotic treatment, disease had
favorable outcome. In the cases of PPGSS without known etiologic agent, testing for Mycoplasma pneumoniae might be useful to
reveal etiology of the syndrome, especially in adult subjects. Some of the known constitutional symptoms of PPGSS
such as fever and fatigue, may also belong to the co-existing viral or
bacterial infection. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2018; 8(4):158-161
complications Mycoplasma pneumoniae Papular-purpuric gloves pneumonia socks syndrome
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Bölüm | Olgu Sunumu |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 15 Aralık 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018 Cilt: 08 Sayı: 04 |