Question 12

12.  Your patient is a 54 year old female that presents with the rash in the photograph below.  All of the following are recognized treatments for this condition except:

A.  Acyclovir
B.  Prednisone
C.  Tetracycline
D.  Azathoprine

Answer 11

11.  Choice D is the correct answer.  Most commonly erythema multiforme is idiopathic.  The most common infection causing erythema multiforme is HSV.  Connective tissue disease, pregnancy, malignancy, physical agents, and medications (PCN, Sulfonamides, Dilantin and Allopurinol) are all cause of Erythema Multiforme.  

Question 11

11.  Which of the following is not an etiology of Erythema Multiforme?

A.  Connective Tissue Disease
B.  HSV
C.  Idiopathic
D.  Oral Contraceptives