Erythema multiforme in a neonate.
We describe a case of erythema multiforme in a 2-week-old boy. He had no remarkable antecedents, and a polymerase chain reaction-based technique failed to detect herpes simplex virus DNA in the skin biopsy specimen. To our knowledge, only one previous biopsy-proven case of erythema multiforme during the neonatal period has been reported.
Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain. atorrelof@meditex.es
Antonio
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Torrelo
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Moreno
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D001706:Biopsy; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000473:pathology*; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction