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Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia 1999 April;134(2):127-9

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language: Italian

Virus-induced persistent erythema multiforme successfully treated with alpha-interferon

Depaoli M., Bellandini R., Positano P., Daly M.

Ospedale Civile - Ivrea (Torino), Divisione di Dermatologia

A case of persistent erythema multiforme in a positive HSV and EBV serology subject is presented. This connection has been showed in very few patients in the past. While common immunosuppressive (steroids, cyclosporine, azathioprine) and anti-viral (acyclovir) treatments have not induced good results, a regression of the disorder has resulted after treatment with interferon. No cases of alpha-interferon treated persistent erythema multiforme are, at the moment, referred in the literature.