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Case Reports
. 2021 Aug:14:91-93.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2021.06.016. Epub 2021 Jun 29.

Atypical erythema nodosum triggered by COVID-19 infection

Hannah Pile  1 , Taylor Harp  2 , David Altman  1
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Case Reports

Atypical erythema nodosum triggered by COVID-19 infection

Hannah Pile et al. JAAD Case Rep. 2021 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; EN, erythema nodosum; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; IL, interleukin; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; atypical EN; coronavirus; erythema nodosum; panniculitis; septal panniculitis.

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Figures

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Fig 1
Erythematous nodules on the lower portion of bilateral legs.
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Fig 2
Low-power punch biopsy from the left distal calf demonstrated septal panniculitis.
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Fig 3
High-power punch biopsy from the left distal calf demonstrated septal panniculitis with a polymorphous infiltrate composed of histiocytes, lymphocytes, and multinucleate giant cells.
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