ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME

Course overview

ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME (EM) IS A CUTANEOUS AND MUCOSAL HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION WITH CHARACTERISTIC LESIONS TRIGGERED BY CERTAIN ANTIGENIC STIMULI. IT REPRESENTS AN ACUTE, SOMETIMES RECURRENT CONDITION OF THE SKIN AND MUCOSAL MEMBRANES MANIFESTED BY PAPULAR, BULLOUS, AND NECROTIC LESIONS. ITS CAUSES ARE VARIABLE AND NUMEROUS, AND ITS EVOLUTION IS GENERALLY FAVORABLE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND PRESENTATION OF ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.