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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1323-1325 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Cutaneous Pathology |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2009 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Histology
- Dermatology