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Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in Adults With Acute and Chronic Urticaria

Cutis. 2015 May;95(5):E13-E14
May 5, 2015|Cutis
Christopher Sh Lim, MBBS;Siewlin Lim, MBBS;Kahbeng Lim, MBBS, MRCP
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Christopher SH Lim, MBBS; SiewLin Lim, MBBS; KahBeng Lim, MBBS, MRCP

Dr. CSH Lim is from the Central Manpower Base, Ministry of Defence, Singapore. Drs. SL Lim and KB Lim are from K.B. Lim Skin Clinic Pte Ltd, Gleneagles Medical Centre, Singapore.

The authors report no conflict of interest.

Correspondence: Christopher SH Lim, MBBS, Central Manpower Base, 3 Depot Rd, Singapore 109680 (fluppy888@yahoo.com).

Mycoplasma pneumoniae has been implicated as a cause of acute urticaria (AU) in children, but its role in adults with AU is unknown. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the incidence of acute M pneumoniae infection in adults with AU and chronic urticaria.

We hope that prospective studies will be conducted in the future to confirm our findings and answer some of the questions raised.

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