ERYTHEMA EXSUDATIVUM MULTIFORME: SYMPTOM TRIAD

Abstract

The article presents a rare case of a combination of skin manifestations of erythema exsudativum multiforme with acute submandibular lymphadenitis and epididymitis.The aim of the work is to inform specialists about a possible triad of symptoms with erythema exudativum multiforme.To date, the etiology of erythema exudativum multiforme has not been established, the disease, which was described by the Austrian dermatologist Ferdinand von Gebra in 1860. This disease is considered to be polygenic and to have multifactorial reasons for its development.In the available literature there is no description of the combination of skin manifestations of erythema exsudativum multiformewith acute submandibular lymphadenitis and epididymitis. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the patient usually does not want to make public information of an intimate nature.Erythema exudativum multiforme is diagnosed only by clinical signs (pathognomic lesions in the form of targets, morphological elements on mucous membranes) and, according to the authors, does not need to be confirmed by additional research methods. The study of gender revealed the prevalence of men.The nosotropic therapy allowed to stop the inflammatory process with the elimination of skin elements.