Summary
A retrospective survey of 81 patients with serologically provenMycoplasma pneumoniae infection revealed that 72% received two or more different antibiotics during their illness, ampicillin and other penicillins being most frequently used. Fifteen (18.5%) patients had a skin rash, most commonly an erythematous maculopapular rash. It is suggested that such rashes may be due to antibiotics and, unlike mucocutaneous vesicular rashes, are probably not a useful indication of mycoplasmal pneumonia.
Zusammenfassung
Eine retrospektive Überprüfung von 81 Patienten mitMycoplasma-pneumoniae-Infektionen zeigte, daß 72% der Patienten während der Erkrankung zwei oder mehr Antibiotika erhalten hatten. Ampicillin und andere Penicilline wurden am häufigsten verabreicht. 15 Patienten (18,5%) hatten ein Exanthem, in den meisten Fällen von erythematösem Charakter mit makulo-papulösen Effloreszenzen. Es wird angenommen, daß diese Exanthemform im Gegensatz zur mukokutanen Manifestation vesikulärer Effloreszenzen wahrscheinlich nicht als Indikator für eineMycoplasma-pneumoniae-Infektion zu werten ist.
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Macfarlane, J. Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, antibiotics and exanthema. Infection 8, 119–120 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01641475
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