Dermatologica
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Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Antibodies, Bacterial, Belgium, Child, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Erythema Nodosum, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Seasons, Sex Ratio, Yersinia Infections, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Dermatology
Abstract:
54 cases of erythema nodosum, seen in the Department of Dermatology at the St. Raphael University Hospital, Louvain, were reviewed for their possible aetiology. A search for Yersinia enterocolitica (Y.e.) agglutinins was performed in 21 patients of whom 8 had significant serum antibody titres. These cases are presented and discussed. Gastro-intestinal symptoms, preceding by 2 weeks the erythema nodosum, are strongly suggestive for an aetiologic link with Y.e. Our observations confirm and extend to this part of Europe, the experience of other, mainly Scandinavian, authors.