Pneumonia Induced Childhood Erythema Multiforme Minor: A Case Report

Putri Dahliana; Khairuddin Djawad; Farida  Tabri

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.6214

Authors

Putri Dahliana Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Khairuddin Djawad Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4569-6385
Farida Tabri Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.6214

Keywords:

Erythema multiforme, Induced, Pneumoniae

Abstract

Erythema multiforme (EM) is an acute mucocutaneous syndrome mediated by hypersensitivity reactions. Symptoms are often mild and self-limiting but have a high recurrency rate. The disease is more prevalent in adolescents and adults, with incidence in childhood often precipitated by infection of herpes simplex virus type 1. However, EM induced by infection of Mycoplasma pneumonia is a rare occurrence. This paper reports a case of pneumonia induced EM in a 5-year-old child with a typical clinical feature supported by laboratory and chest X-ray features that were confirmed with histopathology. The patient showed significant clinical improvements after antibiotic therapy.

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