title: Severe erythema nodosum due to Behçet's disease responsive to erythromycin.
abstract: A patient with severe erythema nodosum due to Behçet's disease is reported on here. Erythema nodosum lesions did not respond to classical treatments; however, they cleared after erythromycin treatment, which was prescribed for the treatment of coincidental erythrasma. Erythromycin treatment appears to be an effective treatment option in erythema nodosum. The hypothetical anti-inflammatory effects of erythromycin, besides its antibiotic properties, are reviewed and discussed to explain such a clinical improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, 33079 Zeytinlibahçe, Mersin, Turkey. tikaya@mersin.edu.tr
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tursen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ikizoglu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dusmez
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin