1. Skin and Mucous Membrane Eruptions Associated with Chlamydophila Pneumoniae Respiratory Infections: Literature Review.
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De Luigi G, Zgraggen L, Kottanattu L, Simonetti GD, Terraneo L, Vanoni F, Terrani I, Bianchetti MG, Lava SAG, and Milani GP
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- Erythema Multiforme microbiology, Erythema Nodosum microbiology, Humans, Mucositis microbiology, Skin Diseases, Vascular microbiology, Urticaria microbiology, Chlamydophila Infections complications, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Pneumonia complications, Pneumonia microbiology, Skin Diseases microbiology
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Background: Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia is sometimes associated with skin or mucous membrane eruptions. Available reviews do not address the association of Chlamydophila pneumoniae pneumonia with skin eruptions. We therefore conducted a systematic review of the literature addressing this issue. The National Library of Medicine, Excerpta Medica, and Web of Science databases were employed., Summary: In two reports, skin lesions and especially urticaria were more common (p < 0.05) in atypical pneumonia caused by C. pneumoniae as compared with M. pneumoniae. We found 47 patients (<18 years, n = 16; ≥18 years, n = 31) affected by a C. pneumoniae atypical pneumonia, which was associated with erythema nodosum, erythema multiforme minus, erythema multiforme majus, isolated mucositis, or cutaneous vasculitis. We also found the case of a boy with C. pneumoniae pneumonia and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis. We did not find any case of C. pneumoniae respiratory infection associated with either Gianotti-Crosti syndrome, pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta Mucha-Habermann, or varicella-like skin eruptions., (© 2020 S. Karger AG, Basel.)
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- 2021
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