Recurrent Erythema Multiforme Major Following COVID-19 Infection

Erythema multiforme (EM) is a rare and potentially serious skin condition that can present as a myriad of mucocutaneous lesions. EM can be commonly confused with other cutaneous etiologies, leading to misdiagnosis and delay in proper treatment. This paper describes a case of recurrent erythema multi...

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Autores principales: Rykiel, Kayla, Melchor, Julian, Motie, Ian, Mulles, Kevin, Farhangi, Vida
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10461501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37644930
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42646
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author Rykiel, Kayla
Melchor, Julian
Motie, Ian
Mulles, Kevin
Farhangi, Vida
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description Erythema multiforme (EM) is a rare and potentially serious skin condition that can present as a myriad of mucocutaneous lesions. EM can be commonly confused with other cutaneous etiologies, leading to misdiagnosis and delay in proper treatment. This paper describes a case of recurrent erythema multiforme following COVID-19 infection in a 34-year-old male with no prior medical history. The patient had an extensive rash of the oral and genital mucosal areas, diffuse cutaneous involvement, and an extended length of recovery. This unexpected association of EM and COVID-19 provides additional insight into the limited research available regarding the correlation between these two pathologies.
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spelling pubmed-104615012023-08-29 Recurrent Erythema Multiforme Major Following COVID-19 Infection Rykiel, Kayla Melchor, Julian Motie, Ian Mulles, Kevin Farhangi, Vida Cureus Dermatology Erythema multiforme (EM) is a rare and potentially serious skin condition that can present as a myriad of mucocutaneous lesions. EM can be commonly confused with other cutaneous etiologies, leading to misdiagnosis and delay in proper treatment. This paper describes a case of recurrent erythema multiforme following COVID-19 infection in a 34-year-old male with no prior medical history. The patient had an extensive rash of the oral and genital mucosal areas, diffuse cutaneous involvement, and an extended length of recovery. This unexpected association of EM and COVID-19 provides additional insight into the limited research available regarding the correlation between these two pathologies. Cureus 2023-07-29 /pmc/articles/PMC10461501/ /pubmed/37644930 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42646 Text en Copyright © 2023, Rykiel et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title Recurrent Erythema Multiforme Major Following COVID-19 Infection
title_full Recurrent Erythema Multiforme Major Following COVID-19 Infection
title_fullStr Recurrent Erythema Multiforme Major Following COVID-19 Infection
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title_short Recurrent Erythema Multiforme Major Following COVID-19 Infection
title_sort recurrent erythema multiforme major following covid-19 infection
topic Dermatology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10461501/
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