Erythema multiforme-like secondary to paraphenylenediamine due to henna tattoo plus residual hypopigmentation

A "tattoo" of erythema multiforme.

1 National Neuroscience Institute (Singapore General Hospital campus), Singapore Department of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore Address for Correspondence: Dr Deidre Anne De Silva, National Neuroscience Institute (Singapore General Hospital campus), Department of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 298088. Email: [email protected] Question:...

Erythema multiforme-like eruption due to carbamates and thiuram.

Report of a case of erythema multiforme-like eruption due to the use of rubber gloves. After several complementary studies, including epicutaneous and skin prick tests, we concluded that the eruption was secondary to sensitization to carbamates and thiuram. The main differential diagnosis in this case was allergic contact dermatitis to latex in natural rubber gloves. This entity is less frequen...

[Erythema multiforme due to 5% imiquimod cream].

Imiquimod 5% cream (Aldara, 3M Pharmaceuticals) is a topical immunomodulator approved for the treatment of genital warts, actinic keratoses, and superficial basal cell carcinoma, although it is also used off-label in clinical practice for other dermatologic conditions. Although local side effects are most frequent, it can also produce systemic side effects. We describe the case of a patient who...

Erythema multiforme-like targetoid lesions in secondary syphilis.

A 37-year-old woman presented with a 6 week history of pruritic targetoid lesions, which were violaceous, erythematous plaques in an annular pattern, 1–2 cm in size, on both palms (Fig. 1). She had no prior history of medication or herpes simplex infection before the skin lesions occurred. All other physical findings were normal. The clinical findings suggested EM. Skin biopsy performed on the ...

Henna Tattoo: Temporary or Permanent?