title: Erythema nodosum secondary to meningococcal septicaemia.
abstract: We report a case of erythema nodosum (EN) secondary to Neisseria meningitidis infection in a 77-year-old woman. Histology of two biopsy specimens from two different lesions showed characteristic features of EN. Blood culture showed Neisseria meningitidis group C.
authors.affiliation: Central Outpatients, North Staffordshire Hospital, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Whitton
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*