Infectious Diseases

M pneumoniae infections typically are mild but can be associated with a mucositis similar to that seen with SJS.

CMV neurologic disease can involve the brain, spinal cord, dorsal column nerve roots, or peripheral nerves.

A 6-year-and-10-month-old girl presented with a sore throat and fever of 3 days’ duration. She denied cough, rhinorrhea, dyspnea, diarrhea, and genitourinary tract symptoms. She had no history of recent...

Herpes simplex can present on the face, the nose, and around the lips. Gingivostomatitis is the primary presentation and is seen primarily in younger children.

A 7-year-old boy presented with an intensely pruritic rash on the body.

A previously healthy 38-year-old farmer presented to the emergency department (ED) with a lesion on his left thumb.

UTI is classified as either uncomplicated or complicated. In general, uncomplicated UTI refers to an acute illness of cystitis or pyelonephritis in healthy, premenopausal, nonpregnant women with no history...