CASE REPORT
Erythema nodosum associated with Yersinia
enterocolitica infection – case report
1
Chair and Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
2
Chair and Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Paediatric Dermatology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
Corresponding author
Andrzej Prystupa
Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University, Staszica 16, 20-081 Lublin, Poland.
Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University, Staszica 16, 20-081 Lublin, Poland.
J Pre Clin Clin Res. 2009;3(2):124-126
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
A 48-year-old female patient was admitted to the Department of Internal Medicine for diagnostic evaluation of recurrent erythema nodosum. The examination findings excluded sarcoidosis, uberculosis, non-specific enteritis or collagenoses, but demonstrated the presence of yersiniosis. Antibiotic therapy was applied and thskin nodular lesions resolved.
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