Abstract

MENDIETA, Elisa  and  PEREZ, Myriam. Erythema Multiform (polymorph). Updating the topic. Presentation of three cases triggered by infection with Herpes Virus Simple. Actas Odontol. [online]. 2017, vol.14, n.1, pp.50-56. ISSN 1510-8139.  https://doi.org/10.22235/ao.v14i1.1402.

Erythema multiform (EM) is a condition acute, mucocutaneous, caused by hypersensitivity reaction, characterized by skin eruption (target lesions with concentric zones) and mucous membrane lesions (ulcerous, bullous-vesicular lesions).The disorder can be induced by infections, particularly herpes simplex(VSH) and Mycoplasma pneumoniae, or by drug intake (AINE, sulfonamides, penicillin’s)

Three cases related to VHS infection, are presented.

Keywords : erosions; erythema; virus; drugs.

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