Histiocytic erythema multiforme.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2009
Abstract
Erythema multiforme is histologically characterized by liquefactive degeneration along the dermal-epidermal junction, necrotic keratinocytes and a lymphocytic infiltrate. We report a 10-year-old boy with recurrent erythema multiforme major of undetermined etiology with unusual histologic findings. A skin biopsy taken at day 2 of his eruption revealed histologic features otherwise characteristic of erythema multiforme, but mediated instead by a CD68-positive infiltrate, resembling cutaneous Kikuchi's disease. To the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case of 'histiocytic' erythema multiforme.
Volume
36
Issue
12
First Page
1323
Last Page
1325
ISSN
1600-0560
Published In/Presented At
Sebastian, A., Patterson, C., Zaenglein, A. L., Ioffreda, M. D., & Helm, K. F. (2009). Histiocytic erythema multiforme. Journal of cutaneous pathology, 36(12), 1323–1325. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01287.x
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
19302571
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article