Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Erythema Multiforme - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

Stevens-Johnson syndrome erythema multiforme

Body Site

mouth chest

Age

7 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

annular

Color

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

Comments

This 6 year old girl developed Stevens-Johnson syndrome associated with mycoplasma infection. Although widespread, her skin lesions involved less than a third of the body surface, and her mucous membrane lesions which also included the anogenital area cleared within 10 days.

Description

annular bullae on the upper chest and cheeks with diffuse erosions of the conjunctivae and oral mucosae

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10/30/2000 22:42:29

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