Abstract

LIBORIO NETO, AO  and  CORDEIRO**, AP. ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME IDIOPATHIC IN PREADOLESCENT. A PROPOS OF A CASE. Rev. argent. dermatol. [online]. 2019, vol.100, n.1, pp.103-108. ISSN 1851-300X.

Erythema multiforme is a usually mild mucocutaneous syndrome, characterized by being an unusual acute inflammatory disorder that affects the skin and / or mucous membranes, with a variable degree of affectation, generally prevailing in apparently healthy young adults, and of the male sex. Patients manifest a variety of lesions, as well as a characteristic lesion form consisting of a reddish spot or papule with a clear,orvesicular centercalled a target lesion. Erythema multiforme is a rare disease, of physiopathology not yet clarified but it is believed that an immunological hypersensitivity reaction occurs. Thus, a case of erythema multiforme in a immunocompetent12-year-old boy with presentation of mucosal and skin lesions is described.

Keywords : erythema multiforme; child; target lesion; hypersensitivity; mucous.