RT Book, Section
A1 Castelo-Soccio, Leslie
A2 Zaoutis, Lisa B.
A2 Chiang, Vincent W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1146115892
T1 Erythema Multiforme
T2 Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071829281
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146115892
RD 2023/03/25
AB Erythema  multiforme  (EM)  is  a  self-limited  acute  hypersensitivity  reaction  to  a  variety  of  inciting  agents  including  medications,  viruses,  bacteria,  and  fungi.  The  cutaneous  lesions  of  EM  have  been  described  for  centuries,  the  current  name  having  been  adopted  in  1866  by  von  Hebra.1  EM  is  characterized  by  an  abrupt  onset  of  red  papules  that  progress  to  form  target  lesions.2