RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145455357
T1 Erythema Multiforme
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145455357
RD 2024/04/19
AB Erythema  multiforme  has  sometimes  been  diagnosed  in  patients  with  severe  mucous  membrane  involvement,  but  Stevens-Johnson  syndrome  is  the  diagnosis  when  severe  involvement  of  conjunctiva,  oral  cavity,  and  genital  mucosa  also  occurMany  causes  are  suspected,  particularly  concomitant  herpes  simplex  virus  (HSV);  drugs,  especially  sulfonamides;  and  Mycoplasma  infectionsRecurrent  erythema  multiforme  is  usually  associated  with  reactivation  of  HSVIn  erythema  multiforme,  spontaneous  healing  occurs  in  10–14  days,  but  Stevens-Johnson  syndrome  may  last  6–8  weeks