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Skin and Mucous Membrane Eruptions Associated with Chlamydophila Pneumoniae Respiratory Infections: Literature Review.
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Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) [Dermatology] 2021; Vol. 237 (2), pp. 230-235. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 27. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- 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.<br />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.<br /> (© 2020 S. Karger AG, Basel.)
- Subjects :
- 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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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1421-9832
- Volume :
- 237
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32222707
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000506460