A previously healthy female presented with erythema nodosum and arthritis with serological evidence of infection with Yersinia enterocolitica. Erythema nodosum following this infection has not previously been reported in Britain.

Erythema ab igne (EAI) represents the stereotype of a modern technology induced disease. Originally produced by repeated exposure of the skin to a heat source, more often because of habits related to the job or personal activities, this condition now tends to occur more frequently, being associated with a variety of modern instruments. The aim of our report is to discuss this strange medical co...

Author Contributions:Drs Davis andMorr had full access to all the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept and design:Davis, Sandroni. Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data:Davis, Morr, Warndahl. Drafting of the manuscript:Davis, Morr. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual con...

The use of laptop computers is increasing, and many children and young adults spend hours with their laptops on their laps daily. We report a case with erythema ab igne on the thigh of a 17-year-old girl, induced by use of laptop computers four to five hours daily for nine months.

QUESTION In my office I occasionally see children who have rashes with "target lesions" and who are diagnosed with erythema multiforme (EM). When should these children receive steroids, and when should the illness be allowed to follow its natural course without steroid treatment? ANSWER Erythema multiforme is relatively common in children. Current recommendations suggest not to treat EM minor...

Erythema multiforme (EM) is a muco-cutaneous disorders characterized by blisters and subsequent ulcerations with varying degrees of severity. Although the exact etio-pathogenesis erythema not known, it considered to be an immune-mediated disorder which may develop following infections or drug exposure. We report case administration Ceftriaxone in adult male. The patient developed mucosal bullae...

Erythema nodosum is the most common and, in its classic form, the most easily recognized cause of inflammatory nodules on the legs. It is characterized by inflammatory, tender, nonulcerating, nonscarring nodules that are typically multiple and bilateral. The rather characteristic clinical presentation can be attributable to one of many causes or associated with a wide spectrum of systemic disea...

The nodules were sometimes the exacerbation of existing lesions, or sometimes the eruption of fresh lesions. The nodules themselves varied from about the size of a pea to about the size of a shilling, and they were usually tender on pressure. Ankaful Leprosarium is the headquarters of the Ghana Leprosy Service and is situated 6 miles from the coast and is 1 00 miles west of Accra. It admits pri...