UNLABELLED: A review was made of the 36 paediatric patients in whom the diagnosis of erythema nodosum had been established between 1977 and 1996 at the Department of Paediatrics, University of Bern, Switzerland. Infectious diseases were associated with erythema nodosum in 20 (including 10 streptococcal infections) and non-infectious inflammatory diseases in 8 patients. None of the 36 patients had tuberculosis or had been exposed to sulphonamides, phenytoin or hormonal contraceptives. There were eight patients in whom either the associated disease was not diagnosed, or there was no other disease. CONCLUSION: Most cases of erythema nodosum are nowadays caused by non-mycobacterial infectious diseases or by non-infectious inflammatory diseases.
UNLABELLED: A review was made of the 36 paediatric patients in whom the diagnosis of erythema nodosum had been established between 1977 and 1996 at the Department of Paediatrics, University of Bern, Switzerland. Infectious diseases were associated with erythema nodosum in 20 (including 10 streptococcal infections) and non-infectious inflammatory diseases in 8 patients. None of the 36 patients had tuberculosis or had been exposed to sulphonamides, phenytoin or hormonal contraceptives. There were eight patients in whom either the associated disease was not diagnosed, or there was no other disease. CONCLUSION: Most cases of erythema nodosum are nowadays caused by non-mycobacterial infectious diseases or by non-infectious inflammatory diseases.
Authors: Elena A Bertola; Giacomo D Simonetti; Rosaria Del Giorno; Olivier Giannini; Emilio F Fossali; Martina Meoli; Mario G Bianchetti; Benedetta Terziroli Beretta-Piccoli; Gregorio P Milani Journal: Clin Rev Allergy Immunol Date: 2019-10 Impact factor: 8.667
Authors: Karen Bjorn-Mortensen; Karin Ladefoged; Jacob Simonsen; Sascha W Michelsen; Hans Christian F Sørensen; Anders Koch; Troels Lillebaek; Aase Bengaard Andersen; Bolette Soborg Journal: Int J Circumpolar Health Date: 2016-10-25 Impact factor: 1.228