Erythema multiforme

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Erythema multiforme is a skin disease.

Table of contents

1 Synonyms 2 Cause 3 Population Distribution 4 Effects 5 Symptoms 6 Signs 7 Diagnostic Tests 8 Differential Diagnosis 9 Treatment 10 Expected Outcome 11 Prevention 12 Medical References 13 External Links

Synonyms

Lyell's syndrome, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, SJS, TEN

Cause

• allergy
• cancer
• drug side effect
• infection

Population Distribution

Effects

Symptoms

• chills
• cough
• diarrhea
• fever
• headache
• joint pain
• malaise
• rash
• sore throat
• vomiting

Signs

• altered consciousness
• bullous rash
• coma
• confluent erythema
• conjunctivitis
• corneal ulceration
• elevated temperature
• epistaxis
• erosive balanitis
• erosive vulvovaginitis
• hypotension
• macular rash
• orthostasis
• papular rash
• seizures
• tachycardia
• target skin lesion
• urticarial plaques
• vesicular rash

Diagnostic Tests

• skin biopsy

Differential Diagnosis

• bullous pemphigoid
• dermatitis herpetiformis
• hand, foot, and mouth disease
• herpes simplex
• pityriasis rosea
• urticaria

Treatment

Expected Outcome

Prevention

Medical References

External Links

Stevens Johnson Syndrome Foundation (http://www.sjsupport.org/)

MedlinePlus (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000851.htm)

Food and Drug Administration MedWatch (http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/index.html)

Stevens Johnson Syndrome Information (http://www.mediafact.com/sjs/)