Symptoms of erythema nodosum

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Erythema nodosum is an acute inflammatory disease mainly involving subcutaneous adipose tissue, which is more common in young and middle-aged women. It is generally believed that the disease is related to many factors. Erythema nodosum is common in the leg extension side, clinical manifestations of red or purplish red painful inflammatory nodules, more common in young women, the course of disease is limited, easy to relapse. Symptoms of erythema nodosum? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of erythema nodosum

Erythema nodosum is common in the leg extension side, clinical manifestations of red or purplish red painful inflammatory nodules, more common in young women, the course of disease is limited, easy to relapse. Before the onset of the disease, there was a history of infection or medication. The skin lesions occurred suddenly. They were bilateral symmetrical subcutaneous nodules, ranging in size from broad bean to walnut, with a number of 10 or more,

Conscious pain or tenderness, moderate hardness. In the early stage, the skin was light red, smooth and slightly raised. After a few days, the skin turned dark red or cyan red, and the surface became flat. After 3-4 weeks, the nodule gradually subsided, leaving temporary pigmentation, and the nodule never ulcerated.

Most of the lesions are located in front of the tibia. They can also be seen in the thigh, upper arm extension and neck, but rarely in the face. Chronic erythema nodosum is different from acute erythema nodosum. It often occurs in elderly women. The lesion is unilateral. If it is bilateral, it is asymmetric. In addition to joint pain, it is not accompanied by other systemic symptoms. The nodule is painless and softer than acute erythema nodosum.

matters needing attention

The principle of local treatment is anti-inflammatory and analgesic. External use of fish boron ointment, 10% camphor ointment dressing or 75% alcohol local wet dressing, in addition to external application of corticosteroid ointment, has analgesic effect. It can also be injected into skin lesions with 0.3 ml of triamcinolone suspension and 2% procaine solution. It has obvious effect on patients with persistent severe pain of nodules.