Fuchs Syndrome I
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| L51 | Erythema exudativum multiforme |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
The Fuchs syndrome I is a special form of erythema multiforme is principally infestation of the conjunctiva and oral mucosa.
Synonyms are:
- Syndroma muco (see above) -oculo-cutaneum acutum
- Syndroma cutaneo mucooculoepitheliale erythematicum Fuchs
- cutaneous-muco-oculoepithelial syndrome
The name refers to the first description from 1876 by the Austrian ophthalmologist Ernst Fuchs .
root cause
The cause is a hyperergic reaction to various antigens, in particular herpes simplex, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, as well as to drugs such as sulfonamides.
Clinical manifestations
Clinical criteria are:
- Erosions of the oral (and genital) lining
- Salivation, painful swollen lymph nodes regional
- Hemorrhagic crusts on the red lips
- Pseudomembranous diphtheroid conjunctivitis
- Maculo - urticarial rash with blisters and cockades
It is not an independent disease, but is considered to be part of the erythema exudativum multiforme majus .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c B. Leiber: The clinical syndromes. Syndromes, sequences and symptom complexes. Edited by G. Burg, J. Kunze, D. Pongratz, PG Scheurlen, A. Schinzel, J. Spranger, 7th edition. Urban & Schwarzenberg 1990, ISBN 3-541-01727-9 .
- ↑ E. Fuchs: Herpes Iris conjunctivae. In: Clinical Monthly Ophthalmology 1876, Vol. 14, p. 333.
