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Case Report

Volume 7, Number 4, April 2015, pages 274-277


Erythema Nodosum and Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Childhood: Further Observations in Two Patients and a Literature Review

Table

Table 1. Main Clinical Findings of Children With Erythema Nodosum Associated With Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection Reported in the Literature
 
ReferencesAge at observationClinical findings/localizationOthers findingsTreatmentOutcome
NR: not reported.
Kakorurou et al, 2001 [10]9 years
13 years
7 years
Fever/legs and arms
Fever/legs
Legs and thighs
-
Cough, arthralgias
-
Good
Blanco et al, 2002 [11]4 yearsFever/bilateral lower legs and footPneumoniaClarithromycinGood
Shimuzu et al, 2012 [12]8 yearsBilateral lower legsArthralgias, erythema multiforme, Henoch-Schonlein purpuraClarithromycinGood
Aydin-Teke et al, 2014 [13]10 years
6 years
8 years
Bilateral lower legs
Bilateral lower legs
Bilateral lower legs
Concomitant streptococcal infection
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Present study, patient 17 yearsFever/bilateral legsProteinuriaClarithromycinGood
Present study, patient 29 yearsBilateral legs and armsPneumoniaClarithromycinGood