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Löfgren's syndrome misdiagnosed as cellulitis
1Sandringham and District Memorial Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. daryl_cheng@hotmail.com
Emergency Medicine Australasia : EMA
|June 15, 2011
Abstract:
Löfgren's syndrome is an acute-onset presentation of sarcoidosis that can be easily missed in an ED setting. A case is reported of Löfgren's syndrome presenting as erythema nodosum with bilateral ankle oedema. Although rare, this diagnosis should be considered when examining a patient with erythema nodosum and articular symptoms.
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