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ArticleRheumatology international2012

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection associated with urticarial vasculitis mimicking adult-onset Still's disease.

Janet Dua, Anupama Nandagudi, Nurhan Sutcliffe

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Article in Rheumatology international, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Janet DuaDepartment of Rheumatology, Barts and the London NHS Trust, Mile End Hospital, 275 Bancroft Road, London E1 4DG, UK. janetdua3000@yahoo.co.uk
Anupama Nandagudi
Nurhan Sutcliffe
Mile End Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is well known to be a frequent cause of atypical pneumonia worldwide. However, it may also present with a wide variety of clinical features, including cutaneous symptoms, which are not widely recognised. Urticarial vasculitis occurring with M. pneumoniae has been described to occur in only one other case report. This amalgamation of non-specific clinical symptoms and signs can lead to a diagnostic dilemma. We describe a case of M. pneumoniae infection presenting with extrapulmonary manifestations and urticarial vasculitis, which was misdiagnosed as adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD). Had immunosuppressive therapy been commenced for AOSD in the presence of undiagnosed infection, this may have resulted in potentially serious consequences. This case highlights the need to remain vigilant about diagnosing M. pneumoniae as its serological diagnosis may take weeks and it has many extrapulmonary manifestations, which can masquerade as other conditions.

Indexed as

AdultDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMycoplasma pneumoniaePneumonia, MycoplasmaStill's Disease, Adult-OnsetUrticariaVasculitis

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PMID21918897
OpenAlexW2110111658

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