Healthline: What to Know About Bull’s-Eye or Target Lesions with Erythema Migrans and Erythema Multiforme Erythema migrans and erythema multiforme both cause target- or bull’s-eye-shaped lesions. Erythema migrans is due to Lyme disease. Erythema multiforme is an immune-mediated hypersensitivity skin ...

Understanding the Context

What to Know About Bull’s-Eye or Target Lesions with Erythema Migrans and Erythema Multiforme Erythema migrans (EM) is classically described as a flat, blanchable, annular, erythematous skin lesion with or without central clearing, occurring at the site of Borrelia burgdorferi inoculation. The ... Erythema (Ancient Greek: ἐρύθημα, from Greek erythros 'red') is redness of the skin or mucous membranes, caused by hyperemia (increased blood flow) in superficial capillaries. [1] Erythema is skin redness or discoloration caused by dilated blood vessels near the skin's surface.

Key Insights

Erythema can be due to infections, medications, or other underlying health conditions. Erythema is seen in almost every skin rash. Erythema multiforme can cause symptoms that make you uncomfortable, especially when lesions form on your skin and become itchy. Your provider will recommend treatment to alleviate or lessen your symptoms, and they should go away within a few weeks. There are various types of erythema, of which erythema multiforme is the most common.

Final Thoughts

Each type of erythema has a different cause, and therefore needs different treatments.