Erythema induratum (Bazin's disease).
Four patients with erythema induratum (EI) have been diagnosed at the Dermatology Department within the past two years. All four patients had a history of recurrent painful nodules on their calves for at least three years before diagnosis. Three of the patients, all with positive Mantoux reaction to tuberculin skin tests, had neither a personal or family history of tuberculosis. The other patient who had a six year history of recurrent painful leg nodules developed a tuberculous breast abscess. There was a dramatic response to anti-tuberculous chemotherapy in all four patients but one subsequently had recurrent nodules which spontaneously subsided without further chemotherapy.
Collins
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City of Dublin Skin and Cancer Hospital.
Clancy
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Barnes
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D000368:Aged; D004891:Erythema Induratum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014374:Tuberculin Test
D004977:Ethambutol; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin