Multiple Cases of Erythema Nodosum in a Class of School Children

Multiple Cases of Erythema Nodosum in a Class of School Children.

It is widely, though not universally, accepted that most cases of erythema nodosum in children are connected with tuberculous infection. The frequency of positive tuberculin reactions in children with erythema nodosum almost reaches one hundred per cent. Patients who do not react positively to tuberculin, even in high doses, are insignificant in number: in Dr. Wallgren's statistics here about t...

Granulomatous lobular mastitis as a rare cause of Erythema Nodosum: Report of two cases

Granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM) is a rare and benign condition of unknown etiology, which has been described recently. It primary affects young parous women and usually presents with a unilateral and extra-areolar breast mass. The condition may clinically mimic breast cancer, sometimes leading to misdiagnosis resulting in unnecessary breast surgery.We report two ca...

Concurrent Sweet’s syndrome and erythema nodosum: two manifestations of the same disease or the same spectrum?

Sweet’s syndrome and erythema nodosum are rarely seen together. Herein, we report a case of concurrent Sweet’s syndrome and erythema nodosum and review previous cases.

Erythema nodosum due to Pasteurella pseudotuberculosis.

Two children developed erythema nodosum due to Pasteurella pseudotuberculosis. Neither case showed typical signs of P. pseudotuberculosis infection, but this cause was shown by positive agglutination tests. It is suggested that this organism is a more common cause of erythema nodosum than is at present recognized.

Erythema nodosum :what should we consider about it?