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Two pediatric cases of influenza B‐induced rash and mucositis: Stevens‐Johnson syndrome or expansion of the Mycoplasma pneumoniae ‐induced rash with mucositis (MIRM) spectrum?
Author(s) -
Goyal Amrita,
Hook Kristen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13921
Subject(s) - mucositis , medicine , rash , mycoplasma pneumoniae , dermatology , chemotherapy , pneumonia
Abstract We present two pediatric cases of recurrent mucositis associated with influenza B infection, both in patients with prior episodes of Stevens‐Johnson syndrome (SJS) due to Mycoplasma . Influenza B is an uncommon cause of both rash and mucosistis and SJS.