Fearon Deborah, Hesketh Elizabeth L, Mitchell Anne E, Grimwood Keith
Child Health Services, Wellington Hospital, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand.
J Paediatr Child Health. 2007 May;43(5):403-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01088.x.
We report an 8-year-old boy with Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infection complicated by pneumomediastinum and severe oral and conjunctival mucositis. M. pneumoniae-associated mucositis is distinct from the Stevens-Johnson syndrome. There are no skin lesions and it improves promptly with antibiotics. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum usually only requires rest, analgesia and management of the underlying condition.
