Klin Padiatr 2012; 224(02): 94-95
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1299740
Short Communication
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A 12-Year-Old Boy with Severe Mucositis: Extrapulmonary Manifestation of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection

Schwere Mukositis bei einem 12-jährigen Jungen: Extrapulmonale Manifestation einer Mycoplasma-pneumoniae-Infektion
J. Schomburg
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M. Vogel
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Publikationsdatum:
08. Februar 2012 (online)

Introduction

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a well known cause of pulmonary infections in children and adults. These infections may result also in extrapulmonary diseases as erythema multiforme and severe mucositis (Alter SJ, Stringer B. Clinical Pediatrics 1990; 29: 602–604).