Erythema Nodosum: As an Extraintestinal Manifestation or Complication in Ulcerative Colitis?

Teresa Valdés Delgado; Belén Maldonado Pérez; Luisa Castro Laria

doi:10.1093/ibd/izaa116

Erythema Nodosum: As an Extraintestinal Manifestation or Complication in Ulcerative Colitis?

Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2020 Jun 18;26(7):e74-e75. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izaa116.

Authors

Teresa Valdés Delgado¹, Belén Maldonado Pérez¹, Luisa Castro Laria¹

Affiliation

¹ Gastroenterology Department, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain.

PMID: 32448913
DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa116

Abstract

In our case, we want to highlight the importance of screening for opportunistic infectious diseases in these immunosuppressed patients. We present the case of an erythema nodosum triggered by reactivation of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) in a patient with ulcerative colitis.

Keywords: erythema nodosum; extraintestinal manifestations; immunosuppression.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Ankle / virology
Colitis, Ulcerative / drug therapy
Colitis, Ulcerative / immunology*
Colitis, Ulcerative / virology
Erythema Nodosum / immunology*
Erythema Nodosum / virology
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host / drug effects*
Medical Illustration
Palate, Soft / virology
Stomatitis, Herpetic / immunology*
Stomatitis, Herpetic / virology
Young Adult