Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection presenting as bullous papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome: novel association and review of the literature

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 Dec;50(12):1140-3. doi: 10.1177/0009922811414290. Epub 2011 Aug 30.

Abstract

Papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome (PPGSS) is a self-limited, often febrile illness with symmetric edema and erythema of the hands and feet; papular, petechial, and purpuric acral dermatosis; and mucosal lesions in children and young adults. Most of the cases of PPGSS have been reported to be caused by parvovirus B19 and other viruses. This study describes a case resulting from Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in an adolescent male and reviews the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Blister / microbiology
  • Erythema / microbiology
  • Foot Dermatoses / microbiology
  • Hand Dermatoses / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / complications
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / diagnosis*
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Syndrome