Etiology of erythema nodosum.
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in English
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| ID: sea-45181
ABSTRACT
One hundred patients with biopsy-proven erythema nodosum were studied at Ramathibodi Hospital from 1982 to 1992 to find out the etiology of this disease. Eighty-eight were females while twelve were males, with an age range from 6 to 72 years old (mean, 31 years old). Abnormal laboratory findings in these patients included elevation of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (76.9%), increase anti-streptolysin-O titer (10.7%), abnormal chest roentgenogram (16.7%), positive tuberculin test (50%). The cause of erythema nodosum is still unknown in a large group of patients, and it was found only in twenty-eight patients (28%). Twelve patients had tuberculosis, seven had history of antibiotic administration, six probably had streptococcal infection and the other three had Behcet's disease.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Erythema Nodosum
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Middle Aged
Type of study:
Etiology study
Language:
English
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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