Oral Manifestation of Viral-Induced Erythema Multiforme Major: A Rare Presentation

T Jeyanthikumari1, B Thayumanavan2, Khadijah Mohideen3, S Vinayakam4, Snehashish Ghosh5, Safal Dhungel6
1Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India
2Private Practitioner, Chennai, India
3Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India
4Tamilnadu Government Dental College, Chennai, India
5Department of Oral Pathology, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Nepal
6Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Nepal

Tóm tắt

Erythema multiforme is an acute inflammatory mucocutaneous disease manifested as macules, vesicles, bullae, erosion, and papular lesions. In the present case, a 55-year-old female patient reported painful growth in the oral cavity and difficulty in mastication. The patient gave a history of prodromal symptoms before the onset of lesions On intra-oral examination, elevated plaque-like lesions were present bilaterally on lateral borders of the tongue and buccal mucosa near the retromolar region. Extraoral examination revealed concentric erythematous target (or) bull’s eye lesions in palms, forearm, and foot. Based on history, clinical examination, and laboratory investigations, recurrent herpes-associated erythema multiforme was diagnosed. We report a rare clinical presentation of recurrent herpes-associated erythema multiforme manifesting as an extensive plaque-like lesion intra-orally.

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