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. 2020 Sep 14;7(10):ofaa437. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa437

Table 1.

A Summary of Cases Diagnosed as MIRM in the Literature

Patient Age Patient Sex Systemic Features Mucocutaneous Features Treatment Outcome Reference
46 Male Atypical pneumonia Mucositis, conjunctivitis Azithromycin, systemic corticosteroids, supportive care, gentamicin/ dexamethasone eye drops Complete recovery Zao et al [19]
12 Female Sore throat, cough, fever Oral lesions with mucosal sloughing, conjunctivitis, vesicular rash Azithromycin, acyclovir, IVIG, supportive care Recovered and re-presented 3 years later with similar symptoms and PCR positive for Chlamydophila pneumoniae Brazel et al [20]
8 Female Cough and dyspnea 1 week prior, fever Oral, ocular and vulvar mucositis, mild rash <1% BSA (some atypical targetoid papules) Levofloxacin, IVIG, supportive care Gradual improvement followed by recurrence of mucositis 9 months later with positive Mycoplasma pneumoniae and 2 years later with influenza B Mazori et al [11]
13 Male Fevers, arthralgias, nonproductive cough, rhinorrhea Pustules, targetoid lesions, pruritis, burning, macules on buccal mucosa, conjunctivitis Systemic and topical corticosteroids, doxycycline Significant improvement within 2 days of doxycycline Chao et al [13]
13 Female Rhinitis, cough, Erosive oral and genital lesions, conjunctivitis, no cutaneous lesions Azithromycin later changed to doxycycline, cyclosporine, supportive care Had a past history of MIRM before this episode, near complete resolution after 6 days of treatment Li et al [14]
14 Female Sore throat, cough, dyspnea, orthopnea, malaise, diplopia, headache, nausea, vomiting Oral and vaginal erosions, conjunctivitis Cyclosporine, azithromycin, supportive care Complete resolution of oral lesions by 1 week after hospital discharge Li et al [14]
4 Male Cough, wheezing, fever Mucositis, erythematous papules with central hemorrhagic crusts as well as targetoid papulovesicles as rash, conjunctivitis Cyclosporine, azithromycin, supportive care Near complete resolution after 7 hospital days Li et al [14]
20 Male Fevers, leukocytosis Conjunctivitis, oral ulcerations Azithromycin, IV methylprednisolone transitioned to oral, supportive care Full recovery in 10 days Kheiri et al [21]
10 Male Self-limited fever and cough 1 week prior Ulcerative and hemorrhagic oral ulcers, mild serpiginous eruption on skin Systemic steroids, clarithromycin, supportive care Complete resolution in 1 week Poddighe et al [15]
11 Male Low grade fever, cough, atypical pneumonia Oral ulcers, conjunctivitis, hemorrhagic crusts of nasal mucosa, genital skin sloughing, no rash Azithromycin, systemic steroids, supportive care Not noted Bowling et al [22]
15 Male Fever, decreased appetite 10 days prior, cough, diarrhea, atypical opacities on chest x-ray Hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, diffuse oral and pharyngeal erosions, crust at urethra, rare papulovesicles on skin Azithromycin, supportive care Gradual improvement over days Curtiss et al [16]
6 Male Fever, cough, rhinorrhea, atypical pneumonia Severe mucositis (oral and penile), small blisters on arms and legs, conjunctivitis Clarithromycin Full recover after 1 week Chowdhury [23]
8 Male Cough, fever, ill-defined opacity on chest x-ray, leukocytosis Oral erosions, erythema and swelling of penis, scattered erythematous papules and targetoid lesions, conjunctivitis Ocular care, supportive care, IVIG, clarithromycin Improved and discharged in 8 days Santos et al [17]
42 Male Upper respiratory illness Conjunctivitis, oral and genital erosions, atypical targetoid papules and plaques Azithromycin, supportive care Previous history of similar illness as a child, resolution after 1 month with continued oral pain and phimosis Song et al [18]
15 Male Fever, dry cough Conjunctivitis, oral erosions, targetoid papules and vesicles on skin Azithromycin, IVIG Slow improvement over 1 month with recurrence that resolved with azithromycin, postinflammatory hyperpigmentation Song et al [18]
18 Male Fever, sore throat, cough Conjunctival injection, targetoid vesicles on face, torso, and penis, and mucositis over lips and buccal mucosa Azithromycin, systemic prednisone Improved at 14-day follow up with only a few shallow erosions remaining in mouth Sandhu et al [24]

Abbreviations: BSA, body surface area; IV, intravenous; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; MIRM, M pneumoniae-induced rash and mucositis; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.