No trauma history could be elicited.Ocular examinations revealed no pertinent findings, such as rubeosis irides, juvenile xanthogranuloma, or Herpes infections.
An amniocentesis was done, revealing normal karyotype (46,XX).Screening tests for fetal infections (toxoplasmosis, MNI, rubeola, CMV, herpes, Coxsackie, enterovirus and Chikungunya) were negative.
This article reports a case of herpes associated erythema multiforme, and by way of reviewing rele-vant literature, discusses the possible mechanism, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of HAEM.
Some well known pathogens that trigger inflammation include mycoplasma pneumonia, herpes and dengue viruses, and schistosomiasis, which is a parasitic disease.