Erythema nodosum in association with celiac disease.
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.
Bartyik
Katalin
K
Department of Pediatrics, University of Szeged, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, Szeged, Hungary.
Várkonyi
Agnes
A
Kirschner
Agnes
A
Endreffy
Emöke
E
Túri
Sándor
S
Karg
Eszter
E
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