The rash with painful and erythematous nodules

Arun C Inamadar; Keshavmurthy A Adya

doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2018.12.006

The rash with painful and erythematous nodules

Clin Dermatol. 2019 Mar-Apr;37(2):129-135. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2018.12.006. Epub 2018 Dec 5.

Authors

Arun C Inamadar¹, Keshavmurthy A Adya²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Center, BLDE Deemed University, Vijayapur, Karnataka, India. Electronic address: aruninamadar@gmail.com.
² Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Center, BLDE Deemed University, Vijayapur, Karnataka, India.

PMID: 30981293
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2018.12.006

Abstract

Erythematous painful cutaneous nodular lesions are associated with a host of disorders that may erupt acutely as a generalized or localized dermatitis or be associated with chronic and/or recurrent illnesses. This review discusses such disorders presenting with painful nodular lesions and attempts to provide a systematic approach to their clinical diagnosis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Behcet Syndrome
Chronic Disease
Diagnosis, Differential
Erythema Nodosum / diagnosis
Erythema Nodosum / etiology*
Erythema Nodosum / pathology*
Exanthema / etiology*
Exanthema / pathology*
Hidradenitis
Humans
Pain / etiology*
Panniculitis
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Recurrence
Sweet Syndrome
Thrombophlebitis
Vasculitis