Two cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae-induced rash and mucositis

Flor Duarte, Dermatology Department, Coimbra, Portugal Filipa Ribeiro e Sousa, Pediatric Hospital, Coimbra Local Health Unit, Coimbra, Portugal Francisco Martins, Dermatology Department, Coimbra, Portugal Felicidade Santiago, 1Dermatology Department, Coimbra, Portugal Inês M. Santos, Pediatric Hospital, Coimbra Local Health Unit, Coimbra, Portugal Mélissa Mendes-Lopes, Pediatric Hospital, Coimbra Local Health Unit, Coimbra, Portugal Leonor Ramos, Pediatric Hospital, Coimbra Local Health Unit, Coimbra, Portugal

Mycoplasma pneumoniae-induced rash and mucositis (MIRM) is characterized by severe and acute cutaneous and mucosal lesions concurrent with atypical pneumonia by Mycoplasma predominant in children and adolescents.We present two cases of MIRM with diverse clinical manifestations.

Keywords: Mycoplasma. Rash. Mucositis.