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Erythema multiforme provoked by viral infection

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Link to WHO Definition

Erythema multiforme provoked by viral infection – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1404719627

Erythema multiforme attributable to viral infection, the most important of which by far is Herpes simplex, which can provoke multiple debilitating repeated attacks. Amongst the many other viruses which have been implicated are Adenovirus, Coxsackievirus B5, Cytomegalovirus, Echovirus, Enterovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, hepatitis A, B and C viruses, measles, mumps, paravaccinia, orf, parvovirus B19, poliomyelitis and Varicella zoster virus.