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Scarlatiniform Rash Caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Arooj Mohammed1, Sahand Rahnama-Moghadam2
1Miscellaneous, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.
Abstract:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a significant cause of acute respiratory disease in children and young adults. We describe a case of a 15-year-old boy who presented with an unusual scarlatiniform rash in the setting of a positive Mycoplasma pneumonia IgM but negative anti-streptolysin antibody. While mycoplasma infections with cutaneous manifestations such as scarlatiniform exanthema have been described in textbooks, there are no reports in the primary literature. We wish to highlight the recognition of alternate presentations of mycoplasma, and briefly discuss the role of molecular mimicry in its pathogenesis.
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