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Chronic Salmonella Infection Induced Intestinal Fibrosis
Published on: September 22, 2019
Erythema nodosum associated with Salmonella enteritidis
E Mantadakis1, V Arvanitidou, A Tsalkidis
1Department of Paediatrics, Democritus University of Thrace, and University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexantroupolis, Thrace, Greece. emantada@med.duth.gr
Background:
Erythema nodosum (EN) is the most frequent type of panniculitis in childhood. Although frequently idiopathic, it may be associated with a wide variety of conditions ranging from infections, to sarcoidosis, to collagen vascular diseases to drugs.
Case Report:
We present an 8-year-old boy who developed EN during the course of febrile gastroenteritis due to salmonella enteritidis. He received intravenous ampicillin 150 mg/kg/day divided in equal doses every six hours for 10 days. The skin lesions gradually disappeared, and he recovered fully without sequelae.
Conclusions:
Salmonellosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of EN in children with gastrointestinal symptoms, and stool cultures should be performed when indicated.
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