Open AccessDiferential diagnostic difculties of fgurate erythemas -a case report
Author(s) -
Beatrix Ványai,
Imre Veres,
Andrea Szegedi,
Irina Sawhney
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bőrgyógyászati és venerológiai szemle
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2064-261X
pISSN - 0006-7768
DOI - 10.7188/bvsz.2021.97.1.6
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , histopathological examination , physical examination , erythema , surgery , pathology
The authors describe the case of a 42-year-old woman with typical targetoid lesions of erythema multiforme. The histopathological examination confrmed the diagnosis, local and systemic corticosteroid were started. Following the treatment initiation, symptoms showed regression. While tapering the systemic therapy, symptoms recurred and showed slightly changed clinical picture as well. Second histopathological examination confrmed. The diagnosis of erythema annulare centrifugum. After ophthalmological examination systemic chloroquine therapy was started, which resulted in gradual improvement of the symptoms. The authors summarized by evaluating this patient’s case the diferential diagnostic difculties of fgurate erythemas.