Erythema Nodosum - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

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Julie Jefferson, MD

Diagnosis

erythema nodosum

Body Site

leg shin

Age

16 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

Color

purple red

Morphology

tumor

Pattern

asymmetric solitary

Comments

This 16-year-old girl was evaluated in the emergency room for a tender, violaceous nodule of 6 days duration which arose during an upper respiratory infection. She denied fever, weight loss, increased fatigue, shortness of breath, dyspnea on exertion, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. She had no family history of connective tissue disease, inflammatory bowel disease, or malignancy. The pain improved with oral naproxen resolved a week later. The findings and course wer consistent with erythema nodusum secondary to a viral infection.

Description

5 cm violaceous subcutaneous tumor

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11/28/2010 14:01:04

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