title: Erythema induratum and active pulmonary tuberculosis.
abstract: The etiology of erythema induratum, a rare disease of the skin in the United States but occasionally seen in natives of Asian countries, remains a source of debate. Its association with tuberculosis, although strongly suspected for more than one century, has not been clearly defined. We report a case of erythema induratum occurring in a young Chinese woman in the setting of active pulmonary tuberculosis. Both diseases promptly responded to antituberculous therapy. The diagnosis of erythema induratum should urge the clinician to search for a source of active tuberculosis, and treatment should be initiated accordingly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (Pulmonary Unit), Massachusetts, General Hospital, Boston.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Hassoun
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Shepherd
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Flotte
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kazemi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004891:Erythema Induratum / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents