Acute brucellosis presenting with erythema nodosum

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 913-915

  Mazokopakis, Elias ^a   Christias, Emilios ^b   Kofteridis, Diamantis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IRAKLION   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Cutaneous manifestations; Erythema nodosum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW CULTURE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PANNICULITIS; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRUCELLOSIS; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; HUMANS; MALE; PANNICULITIS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOMYCIN;

EID: 0141681287     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025678901466     Document Type: Article

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