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Published on: October 23, 2013
Two cases of erythema exsudativum multiforme associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae infection
Ryoko Hosokawa1, Takashi Kobayashi, Toshihide Higashino
1National Defense Medical College - Dermatology, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. s8007@nms.ac.jp
Abstract:
We report two cases of erythema exsudativum multiforme (EEM) that we concluded were caused by infections with Chlamydia pneumoniae. High titers of IgG antibody for Chlamydia pneumoniae were shown in the sera of both cases. One case showed the classical symptoms of pneumonia together with radiological changes in the chest; the other case did not show these symptoms. To the best of our knowledge, only three cases of erythema multiforme associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae infection have been reported.
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