title: Erythema nodosum in association with celiac disease.
abstract: We present a 16-year-old girl with a 4-year history of chronic persistent erythema nodosum. Recurrently low serum iron values suggested the possibility of a malabsorption syndrome. The presence of antitransglutaminase and antiendomysium antibodies and the jejunal biopsy specimen findings showed an underlying celiac disease. On a strict gluten-free diet, the skin lesions resolved and the girl has since remained symptom free for 9 months. Thus celiac disease can be a triggering factor for erythema nodosum. In the chronic form of the skin lesions, serologic testing for this specific enteropathy may be justified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Szeged, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, Szeged, Hungary.
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bartyik
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Várkonyi
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kirschner
authors.forename: Emöke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Endreffy
authors.forename: Sándor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Túri
authors.forename: Eszter
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans