the clinical and histological feature of 52 years old woman with erythema induratum are discribed the characteristic cutaneous lesions on the legs of middle-aged woman were violaceous, indurated nodules, 1 to 2 cm in diameter which were painful, occasionally ulcerated and could heal with scarring. the diagnosis was confirmed by a strongly positive tuberculin test, histologic feature and by clea...

We report erythema induratum in a patient who was found to have active endometrial tuberculosis. This case report emphasizes the importance of an exhaustive search for active tuberculosis in patients with erythema induratum, especially in countries where tuberculosis is prevalent, as the indiscriminate treatment of erythema induratum with steroids may be harmful.

INTRODUCTION Erythema induratum remains one of the rarely encountered tuberculid although tuberculosis is known to be endemic in the developing countries. We report a case of erythema induratum recently encountered in our centre. CLINICAL FEATURE Clinically, erythema induratum typically manifests as ulcerative and indurated lesions on the lower limbs, especially the calves. TREATMENT OUTCOME:...

RATIONALE Erythema induratum, a chronic recurrent lobular panniculitis with vasculitis, is strongly associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The recommended drugs include isoniazid, rifampicin, and pyrazinamide, which are typically administered in combination (orally or intravenously). Till date, there are no reports about topical application of anti-tuberculous (anti-TB) drugs for...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is very rarely found in erythema induratum of Bazin; recently, we found an unusual case with positive acid-fast bacilli and polymerase chain reaction for detecting M. tuberculosis in both skin lesions of the extremities and the site of Mantoux test.

OBJECTIVE To provide an update on cutaneous tuberculosis in Hong Kong. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Social Hygiene Service (Dermatology Division), the largest dermatological referral centre in Hong Kong. PATIENTS Patients presented with cutaneous tuberculosis between 1993 and 2002 inclusive. Case notes, histology reports, and microbiological reports were reviewed with particular re...