Erythema Multiforme, Minor, Erythema Multiforme - DermAtlas

Contributor

Rachel Abuav, MD

Diagnosis

erythema multiforme, minor erythema multiforme

Body Site

lip

Age

75 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red

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

erosions and old scars

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8/4/2004 13:14:31

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