Erythema nodosum as azathioprine hypersensitivity reaction in a patient with bullous pemphigoid

Erythema nodosum as azathioprine hypersensitivity reaction in a patient with bullous pemphigoid

A 65-year-old woman with bullous pemphigoid presented with fever and several red-purple nodular subcutaneous lesions on both lower legs 1 week after starting treatment with azathioprine (AZA). Biopsy of a skin nodule was compatible with erythema nodosum (EN) and hypersensitivity reaction to AZA was...

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Main Authors: Jose Antonio Vargas-Hitos, Jose Mario Sabio, Jesús Tercedor, Nuria Navarrete-Navarrete, Juan Jiménez-Alonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
Subjects:
Azathioprine
bullous pemphigoid
erythema nodosum
hypersensitivity syndrome
Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=5;spage=406;epage=406;aulast=Vargas-Hitos

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