Open AccessUnder-reported finding in acral erythema multiforme
Author(s) -
Adriana Guadalupe Peña-Romero,
Judith DomínguezCherit,
Amanda C Guzmán-Abrego
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.169157
Subject(s) - erythema multiforme , medicine , dermatology , etiology , erythema , pathology
Erythema multiforme is an acute muco-cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction with a variety of etiologies. It is characterized by a skin eruption, with or without oral or other mucous membrane lesions. General characteristics and treatmet have been described , but nail findings are rarely reported Here we present a 26-year-old patient with acral erythema multiforme and erythronychia adjacent to skin lesions on the back of the hands. To our knowledge this association had not been reported before