Erythema Multiforme, Minor, Erythema Multiforme - DermAtlas

Contributor

Rachel Abuav, MD

Diagnosis

erythema multiforme, minor erythema multiforme

Body Site

leg thigh

Age

75 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

scattered

Color

purple

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This elderly woman developed recurrent violaceous plaques with dusky centers on her arms and legs and erosions on her lips with a few on the palate. Although the cause was not clear, an oral hypoglycemic agent was suspected.

Description

symmetric annular violaceous papules and plaques with dusky centers

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8/4/2004 13:14:33

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