Familial erythema nodosum.
Erythema nodosum (EN) is a hypersensitivity reaction associated with many diseases. We describe a family in which 4 sisters had acute or recurrent EN. HLA typing showed a common haplotype in the affected members of the family. A review of familial EN and HLA distribution in EN is presented.
Department of Rheumatology, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel.
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Elkayam
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Caspi
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Segal
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Brautbar
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Ben-Chetrit
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Yaron
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D012008:Recurrence; D012703:Serotyping
D006680:HLA Antigens