Erythema induratum of Bazin and Poncet's disease - Successful treatment with antitubercular drugs

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 334-336

  Heinemann, C ^a   Kaatz, M ^a   Elsner, Peter ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Erythema induratum of Bazin; L fgren's syndrome; PCR; Poncet's disease; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLD INJURY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHEMA INDURATUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG DERMATOSES;

EID: 0038664342     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00689.x     Document Type: Article

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