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The causes can include bacterial, viral or chemical products, such as antibiotics – specifically penicillins or cephalosporins.This reaction is an allergic reaction and is in no way contagious. [2]: 140 Erythema multiforme minor is sometimes divided into papular and vesiculobullous forms. [3] [4]
Individuals with persistent (chronic) erythema multiforme will often have a lesion form at an injury site, e.g. a minor scratch or abrasion, within a week. Irritation or even pressure from clothing will cause the erythema sore to continue to expand along its margins for weeks or months, long after the original sore at the center heals.
Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a type of severe skin reaction. [1] Together with toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and Stevens–Johnson/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN) overlap, they are considered febrile mucocutaneous drug reactions and probably part of the same spectrum of disease, with SJS being less severe.
Erythema annulare centrifugum (deep gyrate erythema, erythema perstans, palpable migrating erythema, superficial gyrate erythema) Erythema gyratum repens (Gammel's disease) Erythema migrans (erythema chronicum migrans) Erythema multiforme; Erythema multiforme minor (herpes simplex-associated erythema multiforme) Erythema palmare; Generalized ...
In dermatology, erythema multiforme major is a form of rash with skin loss or epidermal detachment. The term "erythema multiforme majus" is sometimes used to imply a bullous (blistering) presentation. [2] According to some sources, there are two conditions included on a spectrum of this same disease process: Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS)
695.1 Erythema multiforme. 695.10 Erythema multiforme, unspecified; 695.11 Erythema multiforme minor; 695.12 Erythema multiforme major; 695.13 Stevens–Johnson syndrome; 695.14 Stevens–Johnson syndrome – toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap syndrome; 695.15 Toxic epidermal necrolysis; 695.19 Other erythema multiforme; 695.2 Erythema nodosum ...
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Erythema (Ancient Greek: ἐρύθημα, from Greek erythros 'red') is redness of the skin or mucous membranes, caused by hyperemia (increased blood flow) in superficial capillaries. [1] It occurs with any skin injury, infection, or inflammation .