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Erythema nodosum associated with Yersinia enterocolitica infection
Author(s) -
YOTSU Rie,
MII Sumiyuki,
HAYASHI Rika,
HARADA Harumi,
FURUKAWA Keiichi,
ETO Hikaru
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00892.x
Subject(s) - erythema nodosum , yersinia enterocolitica , medicine , diarrhea , vomiting , yersiniosis , erythema , dermatology , complication , yersinia infections , metronidazole , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , enterobacteriaceae , disease , biochemistry , chemistry , escherichia coli , biology , bacteria , gene , genetics
We report a 74‐year‐old woman who presented to hospital with fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and 2 weeks later developed erythema nodosum (EN) on the legs, and was diagnosed with Yersinia enterocolitica infection based on her clinical course and microbiological examination of the stool. She also had a complication of pancreatitis, which made the diagnosis challenging. We should suspect infection by Y. enterocolitica when diagnosing cases of EN with gastrointestinal symptoms. We assume EN is likely to appear 2 weeks after the onset of gastrointestinal symptoms from our case and other case reports.