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

• Main Authors: Jose Antonio Vargas-Hitos (Author), Jose Mario Sabio (Author), Jesús Tercedor (Author), Nuria Navarrete-Navarrete (Author), Juan Jiménez-Alonso (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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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...