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Erythema nodosum secondary to meningococcal septicaemia
Author(s) -
Tessa L. Whitton,
Austin Smith
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2230.1999.00412.x
Subject(s) - erythema nodosum , neisseria meningitidis , medicine , erythema , neisseriaceae , dermatology , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , bacteria , biology , antibiotics , disease , genetics
We report a case of erythema nodosum (EN) secondary to Neisseria meningitidis infection in a 77‐year‐old woman. Histology of two biopsy specimens from two different lesions showed characteristic features of EN. Blood culture showed Neisseria meningitidis group C.