ERYTHEMA
NODOSUM SKIN DISEASES
Diagnosis
From Bazin`s
disease.
This is a chronic disease
and affects the lower
halves
of the backs of the
legs. It tends to
recur every winter. The nodules
are purple, relatively painless,
and often ulcerate. These distinguishing features
also
apply to nodular vasculitis,
except that the lesions occur
at any time of the year
and are red rather than purple.
From erythema multiforme.
In this the lesions
are likely to be most, marked
on the hands or arms
and to be maculo-papular or vesicular.
They are
not painful or
tender, and there is
seldom much fever. Prognosis. The
disease
usually lasts about three weeks
and the lesions leave no
scars. It seldom recurs.
Treatment
Every effort
should be made to
discover
the cause, which should
then be treated. further,
a
follow-up of at least,
a,
year should he instituted, including
twice yearly chest X-rays. During
the acute phase, the patient,
should
be
put to bed and
treated with aspirin or
salicylates.
Locally, calamine or
lead,
lotion is soothing.
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