DESCRIPTION  Erythema multiforme (EM) is a skin disorder resulting from an allergic reaction. |
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HERBS OF CHOICE Herbs are often used in combinations when combating an illness. Some of the most frequently used herbs are listed below. These nine herbs were picked up from different herbal combinations and are not meant to form a recipe. Our reference code for the different combinations of herbs used for this condition is LEM. This listing is not meant to diagnose, only to inform. This is of course not a complete list and is not meant to be used in the place of a doctor's advice. Click the image of each herb for a brief introduction in terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine. |
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CLINICAL SUCCESS IN CHINA Chinese herbal doctors have reported some successful applications of these herbal combinations. During observation on 22 patients receiving treatment with herbal remedy, all 22 cases were judged as healing (full recovery and symptom free). Physicians judged the clinical efficacy to be excellent in 100%. During other observation on 46 patients receiving treatment with herbal remedy, 39 cases were judged as healing (full recovery and symptom free), 2 cases other significant improvement, 3 cases other moderate improvement. Physicians judged the clinical efficacy to be good or excellent in 95.7%. Check the table below for details. |
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HERBAL REMEDY BEST FOR YOU The most powerful feature of Traditional Chinese Medicine is that it allows you to easily combine multiple ingredients to form a recipe to suit the specific need of individual. The list below are to give you an idea of why you can get the herbal remedy best for you from here with us. |
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Authoritative Oriented Recipes: All these well chosen herbal combinations source from experienced and authoritative experts, and have been most commonly recognized by the practitioners in this field. When you choose a herbal remedy there are two important things among your concerns: a good recipe and a correct way to cook it. A good recipe is half the good results. |
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Custom-made with Unique Technology: When you order a herbal remedy at this website you can figure out your symptoms by using our online questionnaire system. In this way a basic herbal recipe could be customized and optimized by adding or removing some herbs to address the individual symptoms exactly. Chinese herbs should not be used in form of standard industrial products manufactured in bulk to cope with all body issues. Only custom-made is the traditional and professional way to use Chinese herbs. All the herbal remedies available at this website are purposed to be custom-made on each single order base. With our unique technology called Low-temperature Concentration the active ingredients of herbs could be survival as much as possible while being concentrated. Eevery 8 ml of the extracts, as one dose, might equal to about 50 grams of raw herbs. |
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Safe and Side Effect Free: All these herbs have been being used in China for thousands of years, and have been proven to be safe. In fact most Chinese herbs are tonics without side effects. What important is that experienced practitioners should know how to use herbs to avoid possible side effects.
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Easy-to-Take Dosage Form: You do NOT need to cook these herbs at all. We get everything ready for you. The herbal remedy comes with the preparation in an easy-to-take dosage form, typically an oral dosage form namely Liquid Herbal Extracts created on a single order base. If necessary other dosage forms, such as pills, capsules, tablets, powder, tea bag, agar gel, rinse, lotion, spray, tincture, liniment, ointment, suppositories, etc., might be used depending on how to use the herbs correctly. And herbal remedy kit, consisting of two different herbal formulae typically one for oral administration and another for external use, is often used for the skin conditions. |
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Erythema multiforme is a type of hypersensitivity (allergic) reaction that occurs in response to medications, infections, or illness. Medications associated with erythema multiforme include sulfonamides, penicillins, barbiturates, and phenytoin. Associated infections include herpes simplex and mycoplasma infections. |
The exact cause is unknown. The disorder is believed to involve damage to the blood vessels of the skin with subsequent damage to skin tissues. Approximately 90% of erythema multiforme cases are associated with herpes simplex or mycoplasma infections. The disorder occurs primarily in children and young adults. |
Erythema multiforme may become noticeable with a classic skin lesion, with or without systemic (whole body) symptoms. In Stevens-Johnson syndrome, the systemic symptoms are severe and the lesions are extensive, involving multiple body areas, especially the mucous membranes. Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN syndrome, or Lyell's syndrome) involves multiple large blisters (bullae) that coalesce, followed by sloughing of all or most of the skin and mucous membranes. |
Erythema multiforme is relatively common problem for a dermatologist. Half the cases are in young people (under 20). It rare both under the age of 3 and over the age of 50. Males are slightly more affected than females and there is no racial predilection. One third of EM sufferers will have a recurrence of the disease. Seasonal epidemics are common. |
Erythema multiforme has been so named because of the "multiple forms" it appears in; there is a large degree of variety in its clinical presentation. This variation has led to EM being divided into two overlapping subgroups (EM minor and Stevens-Johnson syndrome). These are different faces of the same disease. |
Erythema multiforme minor: EM minor as the name suggests is the less severe of the two types and accounts for 80% of EM. The rash appears over a few days, however in some patients several crops follow each other during one attack. There may be minor burning or itch. It is most intense over the backs of the hands and feet. There are usually round "bulls eye" target shaped rings on the palms. In severe cases some blisters may be present both on the skin and lips. The rash lasts for 1 to 2 weeks and then recedes leaving residual brown pigmentation. |
The main cause of EM minor is the herpes virus, either as a cold sore, genital herpes or as a hidden infection. Other cases are due to other bacterial or viral infections or reactions to medications. If the infection returns at a later date, or the medication taken again, the rash will soon follow. |
Stevens Johnson syndrome: In Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS) the degree of damage is greater than in EM minor. In 5% to 15% of the cases it results in death, although this number has probably come down with modern treatments. There are some large blood blisters, along with the red rash. The lips eyes and other moist surfaces are more severely affected and occasionally the internal organs. Pain interferes with eating and going to the bathroom. |
SJS often appears following symptoms of fever, malaise, cough and sore throat for 1 to 14 days. These are usually (incorrectly) blamed on a virus or infection. When the rash suddenly appears it is often initially blamed (incorrectly) on whatever was given for the "virus". Because it is rare, it is usually a dermatologist who makes the correct diagnosis. A skin biopsy is taken to confirm it. |
Medications are still thought to be the main cause of EM, despite the fact that they have often been falsely accused. However many drugs are trigger factors and a strong causative link has been found between antibiotics (especially sulfa drugs and penicillin's), NSAID's (drugs like Advil, Motrin and Naprosyn) and anti seizure medications (especially Dilantin and Phenobarbital). |
How and why EM develops is incompletely understood. It appears to be caused by an immune system malfunction. Severe forms of SJS are definitely more common in those with AIDS and other conditions that lead to a weakened immune system. If the same medication that caused the SJS is taken again in the future, the eruption returns. The second time it often shows up in hours rather than days. |
Erythema multiforme major is a more severe form, involving more than one mucus membrane site. It was formerly considered to be the same as Stevens-Johnson syndrome, but is now believed to be unrelated. |
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| SYNONYMS |
- Erythema exudativum multiforme
- Lyell's syndrome
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome
- Toxic epidermal necrolysis
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SYMPTOMS |
- Skin lesion
- Multiple
- With sudden onset, may recur
- May spread
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May appear as nodule, papule, or macule
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Central lesion surrounded by concentric rings of pallor and redness ("target", "iris", "bull's eye" shape)
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May have vesicles and bullae (blisters of various sizes)
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Located on the legs, arms, palms, hands, or feet
- May involve the face or lips
- Trunk is usually not involved
- Usually symmetrical
- Itching of the skin may be present
- Fever
- General ill feeling
- Joint aches
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Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease: |
- Vision abnormalities
- Dry eyes
- Bloodshot eyes
- Eye pain
- Eye burning, itching and discharge
- Mouth sores
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