Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Erythema Multiforme - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

Stevens-Johnson syndrome erythema multiforme

Body Site

hand palm finger

Age

6 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

scattered

Color

red

Morphology

ulcerated (erosion / ulcer)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This 6-year-old boy developed a fever and pneumonitis with a left lingular infiltrate on chest x-ray. Ten days later he complained of red itchy eyes, blisters in his mouth and red macules, some with central bullae, on the upper trunk, face, scalp, and extremities including the palms and soles. Lesions progressed for 5 days before drying and healing with postinflammatory hyperpigmentation. He had no history of medication exposure before the illness, and mycoplasma titers were consistent with an acute infection.

Description

bullae and erosions on lips, mouth, and scattered on skin

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2/27/2003 23:07:21

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