Salmonella gastroenteritis--another cause of erythema nodosum.
Although there are many causes and associations of erythema nodosum, it remains a useful sign often giving a clue to the diagnosis of a puzzling illness. It is therefore important for clinicians to be aware of all the possible causes and associations. The following report is of a patient in whom typical erythema nodosum developed during the course of severe salmonella gastroenteritis.
D000328:Adult; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000150:complications*