title: Recurrent erythema nodosum: a red flag sign of hidden systemic vasculitis.
abstract: Takayasu's arteritis is a rare, systemic vasculitis with varied presentations across multiple medical specialities. Here, we present a young woman who had recurrent episodes of erythema nodosum on the background of a low-grade fever and no vascular manifestations. The presence of a high erythrocyte sedimentation rate generated a high index of suspicion for underlying vasculitis, and radioimaging confirmed the suspicion of Takayasu's arteritis. The patient was found to have type III diseases in the vasculitic stage and was managed with systemic corticosteroids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India. monicamanish2001@gmail.com
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lehl
authors.forename: Mala
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhalla
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D012008:Recurrence; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones