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Erythema multiforme provoked by Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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Link to WHO Definition

Erythema multiforme provoked by Mycoplasma pneumoniae – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1038596919

Erythema multiforme is a skin condition of unknown cause, possibly mediated by deposition of immune complex (mostly IgM) in the superficial microvasculature of the skin and oral mucous membrane that usually follows an infection or drug exposure. This diagnosis is provoked by a very small bacterium in the class Mollicutes. It causes the disease mycoplasma pneumonia, a form of atypical bacterial pneumonia, and is related to cold agglutinin disease.