CONJUNCTIVITIS IN ERYTHEMA EXUDATIVUM MULTIFORME

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Erythema exudativum multiforme is not infrequently complicated by conjunctivitis, and this complication has led to blindness or even loss of the globes in many of the reported cases. In fact, the ocular involvement, although adventitious, is the most dangerous manifestation of the disease. Since the severity, type and extent of the generalized symptoms, cutaneous condition and reactions of the mucous membranes are variable, the scope of this disease is difficult to define. The name erythema exudativum multiforme was proposed by Hebra1in 1866 to describe a cutaneous disease identified by erythema iris, herpes iris and variously shaped erythematous lesions of the skin. He observed that these eruptions occur at different stages in the malady and that all types may appear during the course of the disease. He stated that the most striking characteristic of this condition is its appearance on special parts of the body, i. e., the dorsal

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