Eritema multiforme en la pierna
Las manchas rojas en la espalda de este paciente han aparecido en las áreas donde las ampollas causadas por el eritema multiforme se han roto y la piel se ha desprendido. Las lesiones resultantes son úlceras (erosiones) cubiertas con una costra amarillenta. El eritema multiforme puede asociarse a varias condiciones médicas como infección por el virus del herpes simple, neumonía por micoplasma, infección por estreptococos, tuberculosis (TBC) o exposición a sustancias químicas o medicamentos.
Revision
Last reviewed 8/30/2012 by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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