Erythema induratum of Bazin associated with Addison's disease: first description
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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04/11/2013
04/11/2013
2012
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Resumo |
CONTEXT: Erythema induratum of Bazin (EIB) is considered to be a tuberculid reaction and consists of recurrent painful nodules. The differential diagnosis includes diseases like nodular vasculitis, perniosis, polyarteritis nodosa and erythema nodosum. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a woman with EIB who developed Addison's disease during treatment with anti-tuberculosis drugs with good response to glucocorticoid replacement. The diagnosis was obtained through the clinical picture, positive tuberculin test and positive BCG (bacillus Calmette-Guérin) test on the histological sample. Anti-tuberculosis drugs and glucocorticoid replacement led to disappearance of the signs and symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first description of an association between EIB and Addison's disease. It should be borne in mind that tuberculosis is an important etiological factor for Addison's disease. |
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Sao Paulo Med. J.,v.130,n.6,p.405-408,2012 1516-3180 http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/39896 10.1590/S1516-31802012000600008 http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&pid=S1516-31802012000600008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en |
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eng |
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Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM |
Relação |
Sao Paulo Medical Journal |
Direitos |
openAccess |
Palavras-Chave | #Addison disease #Adrenal insufficiency #Tuberculosis #Erythema induratum #Tuberculosis, cutaneous #Doença de Addison #Insuficiência adrenal #Tuberculose #Eritema endurado #Tuberculose cutânea |
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article original article |