Four Cases of Erythema Exudativum Multiforme

Erythema exudativum multiforme in childhood.

Hebra (1860) entered into a friendly rivalry with the English dermatologist Robert Willan in his classical dissertations on the 'polymorphous ery-themata.' Even in these early years dermato-logical nomenclature had reached a complex state. Hebra comments that ' these various names by no means answer to as many distinct disese, and our object must be to determine which of them apply merely to ap...

Erythema Exudativum Multiforme in Childhood

Ocular complications in erythema exudativum multiforme with mucous membrane lesions.

ERYTHEMA exudativum multiforme is a specific skin disease of unknown aetiology which may be associated with various syndromes in which the mucous membranes-conjunctiva, lips, bronchi and ano-genital region-are affected, and consequently fall in the domain of the dermatologist, physician, ophthalmologist and uro-genital surgeon. As its name implies, erythema multiforme is characterised by the va...

Erythema Multiforme Exudativum: Report of a Case with False-Positive Serology *

of case The patient, an unmarried Negro male, apparently suffered his first attack in September 1945. He was then aged 18 years and had been inducted into the Navy two months before, at which time he was entirely well. Blood serology was negative on induction. On Sept. 22, 1945, he was admitted to a U. S. Naval Hospital complaining of lacrimation and redness of the eyes of three days duration. ...

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...