erythema multiforme/fever

Erythema multiforme major (EMM) is an acute, self-limited mucocutaneous disease characterized by the abrupt onset of symmetrical fixed red papules evolving to target lesions. It is triggered mainly by infections, such as herpes simplex virus (HSV) and Mycoplasma pneumoniae, or drugs. In instances of

Erythema multiforme (EM) is an extremely rare condition in infancy. To the best of our knowledge, there have been only three cases of neonatal EM described in the literature, and no such cases have been reported in Korea. A preterm neonate born at 35 weeks and six days of gestation presented with

Erythema multiforme is primarily considered a disease of the skin. Diagnosis tends to be centered on dermatologic lesions of the extremities, with mouth ulcers regarded as a secondary finding. The purpose of this paper was to report a case of an 8-year-old male diagnosed with erythema multiforme

We present a case of primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection with erythema multiforme. A 1-year-old Japanese boy presented with skin eruptions, including typical target lesions and a low-grade fever. Just before the skin biopsy, 95 copies/μg DNA of EBV genome was detected in peripheral blood

A 9-year-old Chinese girl with systemic lupus erythematosus presented initially with persistent cervical lymphadenopathy without any constitutional symptoms. The histology of the involved lymph node showed histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis and the initial clinical diagnosis of Kikuchi-Fujimoto

The charts of 123 patients hospitalized with erythema multiforme were reviewed. Antecedent infections and the administration of drugs were associated with 15 and 32% of the cases, respectively. Pyrexia arthralgia, photosensitivity, abnormal liver function tests and abnormal urine sediment were

Kikuchi disease, or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is a benign illness characterized by fever and cervical lymphadenopathy predominantly in young women. It has a self-limiting course. Skin changes occur in about one-third of patients and are of a nonspecific nature. A case of Kikuchi disease

A young Bedouin woman with serologically proven Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is presented. Along with pulmonary involvement, fever and bullous myringitis, she presented with erythema multiforme minor, a rare complication of mycoplasma infection of which many physicians may not be aware. The skin