RESUMEN
An increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections was reported in 2022, associated with intense respiratory virus circulation. We describe a marked increase of noninvasive group A Streptococcus infections. Although the rise coincided with epidemics of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza, it continued after detection of these viruses fell to low levels, suggesting that other factors have contributed to this epidemiologic change.
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Epidemias , Gripe Humana , Infecciones por Virus Sincitial Respiratorio , Virus Sincitial Respiratorio Humano , Infecciones Estreptocócicas , Humanos , Gripe Humana/complicaciones , Streptococcus pyogenes , Estaciones del Año , Infecciones Estreptocócicas/epidemiología , Infecciones Estreptocócicas/complicacionesRESUMEN
A 9-year-old boy presented to the emergency department of a paediatric hospital with non-painful lesions on his lips and inside his mouth, associated with lip swelling. On examination, his oral mucosa and lips showed numerous blisters with yellowish serofibrinous content and lip oedema. An eye examination revealed bilateral conjunctival injection. Genitalia was unaffected and no other skin lesions were found. He was on day 4 of clarithromycin prescribed for atypical pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae The patient was diagnosed with M. pneumoniae-associated mucositis and was started on topical treatment with fusidic acid and betamethasone, with gradual improvement of the oral lesions.
