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KMID : 1189420010140020271
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medical Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology
2001 Volume.14 No. 2 p.271 ~ p.277
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A Case of Erythema Nadosum Treated with Experimental Acupuncture
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Cho Sung-Ho
Kim Kyoung-Mee
Lee Gil-Young
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Abstract
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Erythema nodosum is a nodular erythematous eruption predominently limited to the pretibial area but occasionally involving the arms or other areas. That is clinical entity defined easily but there are many different opinions about histopathologic findings, Recently erythema nodosum is characterized histopathologically by a septal panniculitis in which the fibrous septa of subcutaneous fat become inflamed. Erythema nodosum has been known to be frequently associated with some kinds of drugs, infections with streptococci, mycobacteria but in 60%, no cause is found, Treatment of erythema nodosum consists of supportive care and elimination of underlying causes. Because spontaneous resolution of the lesions can occur in 3 to 6 weeks. Although there are trial treatments are applied to erythema nodosum, ego corticosteroids, NSAIDs, potassium iodine, there isn’t any definite. So We report a case of erythema nodosum which was not relieved by NSAIDS but by experimental acupuncture treatment.
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KEYWORD
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erythema nodosum , erythema induratum , panniculitis , acupucture
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