Erythema multiforme (EM) represents a spectrum of acute, immune-mediated mucocutaneous conditions that predominantly affect the skin and, in many instances, the oral mucosa. Typically presenting with ...

Erythema multiforme is a skin disorder that results from an allergic reaction to either a medication or an infection. Its hallmark sign is red, patchy, raised areas that are shaped like targets (a ...

Erythema multiforme (EM) is an acute, immune-mediated, mucocutaneous eruption marked by symmetrically distributed targetoid lesions. 10 The typical EM lesion morphology is a targetoid round macule or ...

Erythema migrans and erythema multiforme both cause target- or bull’s-eye-shaped lesions. Erythema migrans is due to Lyme disease. Erythema multiforme is an immune-mediated hypersensitivity skin ...

DURING the fall of 1962 an epidemic of histoplasmosis occurred in Mason City, Iowa. The source of the infection was a starling roost in the center of town, and the epidemic resulted when heavy ...

A 35-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a recurrent rash on the backs of both hands related to what she described as a “fever blister” on her lower lip. In the previous 2 years, ...

The patient had erythema multiforme (EM), a polymorphous, often recurrent, inflammatory eruption characterized by abrupt onset of symmetrical macules, papules, bullae, and target lesions. The disease ...

A 38-year-old man with Fitzpatrick type V skin presented to the emergency department with a 2-week history of fever, productive cough, rhinorrhea and 5 days of oral pain. He was otherwise healthy and ...

The present report describes the clinical course of a young patient whose findings were compatible with the Stevens–Johnson syndrome, and the results of viral isolations and antibody determinations in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 3-year old boy presented to the ED for evaluation of an itchy rash. One week before presentation, he had ...

Erythema multiforme is a hypersensitivity disorder that mostly affects children and young adults, though it can affect people of any age. Erythema multiforme is part of a group of 3 related skin ...