Erythema Multiforme: A Mysterious Lesion!
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Erythema multiforme.
Erythema multiforme is a skin condition considered to be a hypersensitivity reaction to infections or drugs. It consists of a polymorphous eruption of macules, papules, and characteristic "target" lesions that are symmetrically distributed with a propensity for the distal extremities. There is minimal mucosal involvement. Management involves treating the existing infectious agent or discontinui...
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1 National Neuroscience Institute (Singapore General Hospital campus), Singapore Department of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore Address for Correspondence: Dr Deidre Anne De Silva, National Neuroscience Institute (Singapore General Hospital campus), Department of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 298088. Email: [email protected] Question:...
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Erythema multiforme (EM) is an acute mucocutaneous hypersensitivity reaction characterised by a skin eruption, with or without oral or other mucous membrane lesions. Occasionally EM may involve the mouth alone. EM has been classified into a number of different variants based on the degree of mucosal involvement and the nature and distribution of the skin lesions. EM minor typically affects no m...
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Adverse skin reactions to drugs are frequent, with rates of reaction to many commonly used drugs exceeding 1%. We describe a 29-year-old woman admitted with a history of itching, rash, vesicles on her hands and soles, and edema on her tongue and oropharynx after trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, ciprofloxacin, methenamine anhydromethylene citrate, piroxicam, azithromycin, and ceftriaxone intake. E...
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Although the existence of photodistributed erythema multiforme has been recognized for years, few cases have been described to date. It is an uncommon, and probably underdiagnosed, skin disorder that can affect individuals of both sexes and all ages. It has been associated with drugs, reactivation of herpes simplex virus infection, and polymorphous light eruption. A diagnosis is made on the bas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0971-5851,0975-2129
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_31_17