Stevens-Johnson syndrome: an oral viewpoint

Sergio Sargenti Neto; Luiz Fernando Barbosa de Paulo; Roberta Rezende Rosa; Antônio Francisco Durighetto

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.10.019

Stevens-Johnson syndrome: an oral viewpoint

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Feb;77(2):284-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.10.019. Epub 2012 Nov 11.

Authors

Sergio Sargenti Neto¹, Luiz Fernando Barbosa de Paulo, Roberta Rezende Rosa, Antônio Francisco Durighetto

Affiliation

¹ Program of Specific Care of Oral Diseases, Stomatology Diagnosis Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.

PMID: 23149180
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.10.019

Abstract

The Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a severe variant of erythema multiforme (EM) that occasionally can rise to systemic upset and possibly compromise life. In this report, we described important oral and dermatologic aspects of a case of SJS triggered by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Erythema Multiforme / diagnosis*
Humans
Male
Mycoplasma Infections / complications*
Mycoplasma pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / diagnosis*
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / etiology