Erythema Multiforme Attributable to Herpes Simplex Virus: Clinical Aspects and Treatment
Erythema multiforme is an acute mucocutaneous hypersensitivity reaction with various etiological factors, including herpes simplex virus, medications, autoimmune diseases, and malignancies, but the most common cause is infection by herpes simplex virus. The most characteristic feature is the presenc...
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| author | Aya Mtiri Ghada Bouslama Nour-sayda Ben Messouad Iyadh Abidi Souha Ben Youssef Badreddine Sriha |
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| description | Erythema multiforme is an acute mucocutaneous hypersensitivity reaction with various etiological factors, including herpes simplex virus, medications, autoimmune diseases, and malignancies, but the most common cause is infection by herpes simplex virus. The most characteristic feature is the presence of “target lesions.” There are no specific diagnostic tests for EM, and the diagnosis is based on clinical signs and symptoms and biopsy if required. We report a case of recurrent herpes-associated erythema multiforme managed with prophylactic acyclovir for 6 months: a 17-year-old boy had recurrent cutaneous lesions as well as lesions in the oral cavity and lips. Positive serology for herpes simplex virus and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-44973b6e8f3e471ca32f990ca902159e2025-02-03T00:58:47ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66924956692495Erythema Multiforme Attributable to Herpes Simplex Virus: Clinical Aspects and TreatmentAya Mtiri0Ghada Bouslama1Nour-sayda Ben Messouad2Iyadh Abidi3Souha Ben Youssef4Badreddine Sriha5Department of Oral Surgery, University Hospital Farhat Hached Sousse, University of Monastir, TunisiaDepartment of Oral Surgery, University Hospital Farhat Hached Sousse, University of Monastir, TunisiaDepartment of Oral Surgery, University Hospital Farhat Hached Sousse, University of Monastir, TunisiaDepartment of Oral Surgery, University Hospital Farhat Hached Sousse, University of Monastir, TunisiaDepartment of Oral Surgery, University Hospital Farhat Hached Sousse, University of Monastir, TunisiaDepartment of Histopathology, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, TunisiaErythema multiforme is an acute mucocutaneous hypersensitivity reaction with various etiological factors, including herpes simplex virus, medications, autoimmune diseases, and malignancies, but the most common cause is infection by herpes simplex virus. The most characteristic feature is the presence of “target lesions.” There are no specific diagnostic tests for EM, and the diagnosis is based on clinical signs and symptoms and biopsy if required. We report a case of recurrent herpes-associated erythema multiforme managed with prophylactic acyclovir for 6 months: a 17-year-old boy had recurrent cutaneous lesions as well as lesions in the oral cavity and lips. Positive serology for herpes simplex virus and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6692495 |
| spellingShingle | Aya Mtiri Ghada Bouslama Nour-sayda Ben Messouad Iyadh Abidi Souha Ben Youssef Badreddine Sriha Erythema Multiforme Attributable to Herpes Simplex Virus: Clinical Aspects and Treatment Case Reports in Dentistry |
| title | Erythema Multiforme Attributable to Herpes Simplex Virus: Clinical Aspects and Treatment |
| title_full | Erythema Multiforme Attributable to Herpes Simplex Virus: Clinical Aspects and Treatment |
| title_fullStr | Erythema Multiforme Attributable to Herpes Simplex Virus: Clinical Aspects and Treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Erythema Multiforme Attributable to Herpes Simplex Virus: Clinical Aspects and Treatment |
| title_short | Erythema Multiforme Attributable to Herpes Simplex Virus: Clinical Aspects and Treatment |
| title_sort | erythema multiforme attributable to herpes simplex virus clinical aspects and treatment |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6692495 |
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