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A Case Study of Stevens–Johnson Syndrome-Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS-TEN) Overlap in Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Associated Tracheobronchitis

Stevens–Johnson syndrome is a medical emergency which is characterized by skin and mucosal reaction to the use of certain drugs. Atypical Steven–Johnson syndrome can occur due to various microorganisms and Mycoplasma pneumoniae being one of them. We present a clinical course, diagnosis, and successf...

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Autores principales: Sah, Ranjit, Neupane, Samikshya, Khadka, Shusila, Poudyal, Sagar, Paneru, Hem Raj, Sah, Ranjana, Sah, Sanjit, Pant, Vivek
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Publicado: Hindawi 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6589315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31275674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5471765
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author Sah, Ranjit
Neupane, Samikshya
Khadka, Shusila
Poudyal, Sagar
Paneru, Hem Raj
Sah, Ranjana
Sah, Sanjit
Pant, Vivek
author_facet Sah, Ranjit
Neupane, Samikshya
Khadka, Shusila
Poudyal, Sagar
Paneru, Hem Raj
Sah, Ranjana
Sah, Sanjit
Pant, Vivek
author_sort Sah, Ranjit
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description Stevens–Johnson syndrome is a medical emergency which is characterized by skin and mucosal reaction to the use of certain drugs. Atypical Steven–Johnson syndrome can occur due to various microorganisms and Mycoplasma pneumoniae being one of them. We present a clinical course, diagnosis, and successful management of Steven–Johnson syndrome-toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS-TEN) overlap due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a 17-year-old Nepalese female. In the resource-limiting country and hospitals where serology and PCR for M. pneumoniae is not easily accessible, a simple bedside cold agglutination test can be done to increase the suspicion of infectious cause (most common M. pneumoniae ) of SJS-TEN overlap. M. pneumoniae infection should be considered in all cases of mucositis, especially in patients having preceding respiratory tract infections (tracheobronchitis).
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spelling pubmed-65893152019-07-04 A Case Study of Stevens–Johnson Syndrome-Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS-TEN) Overlap in Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Associated Tracheobronchitis Sah, Ranjit Neupane, Samikshya Khadka, Shusila Poudyal, Sagar Paneru, Hem Raj Sah, Ranjana Sah, Sanjit Pant, Vivek Case Rep Infect Dis Case Report Stevens–Johnson syndrome is a medical emergency which is characterized by skin and mucosal reaction to the use of certain drugs. Atypical Steven–Johnson syndrome can occur due to various microorganisms and Mycoplasma pneumoniae being one of them. We present a clinical course, diagnosis, and successful management of Steven–Johnson syndrome-toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS-TEN) overlap due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a 17-year-old Nepalese female. In the resource-limiting country and hospitals where serology and PCR for M. pneumoniae is not easily accessible, a simple bedside cold agglutination test can be done to increase the suspicion of infectious cause (most common M. pneumoniae ) of SJS-TEN overlap. M. pneumoniae infection should be considered in all cases of mucositis, especially in patients having preceding respiratory tract infections (tracheobronchitis). Hindawi 2019-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC6589315/ /pubmed/31275674 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5471765 Text en Copyright © 2019 Ranjit Sah et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Sah, Ranjit
Neupane, Samikshya
Khadka, Shusila
Poudyal, Sagar
Paneru, Hem Raj
Sah, Ranjana
Sah, Sanjit
Pant, Vivek
A Case Study of Stevens–Johnson Syndrome-Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS-TEN) Overlap in Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Associated Tracheobronchitis
title A Case Study of Stevens–Johnson Syndrome-Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS-TEN) Overlap in Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Associated Tracheobronchitis
title_full A Case Study of Stevens–Johnson Syndrome-Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS-TEN) Overlap in Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Associated Tracheobronchitis
title_fullStr A Case Study of Stevens–Johnson Syndrome-Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS-TEN) Overlap in Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Associated Tracheobronchitis
title_full_unstemmed A Case Study of Stevens–Johnson Syndrome-Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS-TEN) Overlap in Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Associated Tracheobronchitis
title_short A Case Study of Stevens–Johnson Syndrome-Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS-TEN) Overlap in Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Associated Tracheobronchitis
title_sort case study of stevens–johnson syndrome-toxic epidermal necrolysis (sjs-ten) overlap in mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated tracheobronchitis
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6589315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31275674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5471765
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