RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Engelhardt, Thomas
SR Print(0)
ID 1164069162
T1 Erythema Multiforme (EM)
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861789
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164069162
RD 2024/04/23
AB An  acute  mucocutaneous  hypersensitivity  reaction  of  variable  severity  characterized  by  symmetrical  skin  eruptions,  with  or  without  mucous  membrane  lesions.  This  remains  a  skin  condition  for  which  the  cause  is  unknown.  It  is  a  type  of  erythema  possibly  mediated  by  deposition  of  IgM-bound  complexes  in  the  superficial  microvasculature  of  the  skin  and  oral  mucous  membrane  (occasionally  the  eyes)  that  usually  follows  an  infection  or  drug  exposure.  The  clinical  presentation  tends  to  be  fulminant  in  children.  However,  the  peak  incidence  is  in  the  second  and  third  decades  of  life.