Role of tetracycline in recalcitrant erythema nodosum

• Main Authors: Shaurya Rohatgi (Author), Kabbur Hanumantappa Basavaraj (Author), P K Ashwini (Author), Garehatty Rudrappa Kanthraj (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Erythema nodosum is a type of septal panniculitis. We report a case of 40 year old male of chronic and recalcitrant erythema nodosum who responded to tetracycline. The possible mechanism of action of tetracycline is analyzed. Tetracycline should be considered as a logical option in recalcitrant eryt...