The patient had erythema multiforme (EM), a polymorphous, often recurrent, inflammatory eruption characterized by abrupt onset of symmetrical macules, papules, bullae, and target lesions. The disease ...

Symmetrical—lesions appear to be distributed in a similar arrangement on differing sides of the body (Figure 3, see slideshow) Once the configuration and distribution has been determined, the next ...

Until medical school, I never knew there were so many words for a rash. During our dermatology training, we were continually tested on the differences between "macule" and "papule," "patch" or "plaque ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An otherwise healthy 8-year-old girl presented to clinic with a 3-week history of a growing red bump on her back ...