title: Erythema nodosum leads to the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.
abstract: Erythema nodosum is a panniculitis which may have various causes, such as drugs, infections, sarcoidosis, inflammatory bowel disease, tuberculosis or can be idiopathic. We here report a case of a woman diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis whose first symptom was erythema nodosum. A thorough clinical and laboratory investigation of the patient presenting with erythema nodosum is always required, in order to assess a possible systemic, underlying condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece.
authors.forename: Theocharis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koufakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gabranis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Erythema nodosum; Hilar lymphadenopathy; Tuberculosis