Yersinia enterocolitica Enteritis Diagnosed with Erythema Nodosum

We herein report a rare case of Yersinia enterocolitica enteritis with a fever and abdominal pain followed by erythema nodosum (EN) a few days later. The diagnosis was confirmed based on characteristic colonoscopy and computed tomography findings, pathology, and mucosal culture. Yersinia enteritis i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Internal Medicine 2023/05/15, Vol.62(10), pp.1479-1485
Hauptverfasser: Takeda, Tsutomu, Asaoka, Daisuke, Ogiya, Sakiko, Akashi, Ken, Abe, Daiki, Suzuki, Maiko, Akazawa, Yoichi, Ueda, Kumiko, Ueyama, Hiroya, Shibuya, Tomoyoshi, Osada, Taro, Hojo, Mariko, Hirai, Shu, Ueki, Rie, Nagahara, Akihito
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Zusammenfassung:We herein report a rare case of Yersinia enterocolitica enteritis with a fever and abdominal pain followed by erythema nodosum (EN) a few days later. The diagnosis was confirmed based on characteristic colonoscopy and computed tomography findings, pathology, and mucosal culture. Yersinia enteritis is a curable disease provided a proper diagnosis and treatment are performed. Although EN is a rare clinical course, it should still be considered as a differential diagnosis.
ISSN:0918-2918
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DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.0489-22