Open AccessErythema nodosum as sign of primary tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Eleftherios Kritsotakis
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
oxford medical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.169
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2053-8855
DOI - 10.1093/omcr/omx041
Subject(s) - erythema nodosum , medicine , panniculitis , tuberculosis , dermatology , reactive arthritis , arthritis , miliary tuberculosis , pathology , immunology , disease
Erythema nodosum is a panniculitis associated with numerous diseases such as infections, inflammatory diseases, tuberculosis or can be idiopathic. We here report a case of a woman with erythema nodosum and reactive arthritis who was subsequently diagnosed with tuberculosis. A high level of suspicion and a thorough clinical and laboratory investigation of the patient presenting with erythema nodosum is required, in order to detect a possible systemic underlying condition.
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