Open AccessErythema multiforme: A case report
Author(s) -
Rashmitha Arutla,
Srikanth Goud Gotoor,
Srikar Muppirala,
Devaraju R Raju
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1572
pISSN - 0972-1363
DOI - 10.4103/jiaomr.jiaomr_168_16
Subject(s) - medicine , erythema multiforme , mucocutaneous zone , etiology , dermatology , lesion , erythema , pathology , disease
Erythema multiforme (EM) is a life threatening mucocutaneous disorder where early diagnosis and management is of utmost important. Among various etiological agents, viral etiology is the most common and is characterized by ulcerations, erosions, and bleeding within the mucosa associated with encrustations and tissue tags. Dermal counterparts present with target iris lesion. Here, we report a case of viral-induced EM major where there are classical oral and dermal lesions in a 28-year-old male patient