Erythema multiforme
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- Home For patients For doctors Find a dermatologist About Store Contact Glossary Page index Search: 19f Home | Reactions Erythema Multiforme Erythema multiforme is the name given to a short-lasting illness, which sometimes recurs.
- Definition: Erythema multiforme is an allergic reaction with many different causes.
- Postgrad Med 2000;107(1):87-90 The incidence of erythema multiforme is unknown, but the condition is relatively common.
- Erythema Multiforme is an acute skin disorder.
- Erythema multiforme is usually mild (erythema multiforme minor) - with only a few spots, causing little trouble and clearing up quickly _ but there is also a rare but much more severe type (erythema multiforme major) that can be life threatening.
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