Erythema Marginatum [Erythema marginatum rheumaticum, Erythema annulare rheumaticum]
Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? What you should be alert for in the history First described in 1831 by Bright, this disease was named “erythema marginatum rheumaticum” by Cheadle in 1889. This name already pointed to the link between this dermatosis and rheumatic fever (RF). In fact the diagnosis of erythema marginatum (EM) can…
