Skin and Mucous Membrane Lesions as Complication of Pneumonia.

[2greys]

Painful inflammatory lesions of the skin and mucous membranes may occur in children who develop bacterial pneumonia. A research group at the University Children's Hospital Zurich has recently developed a new diagnostic blood test, which reliably diagnoses bacteria as the causative pathogen at an early stage, allowing more specific treatment and prediction about prognosis.

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[megshafer]

Skin is the bodies biggest organ...and very overlooked for many diseases and conditions, it seems.

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