Erythema nodosum

• Facts:
  Condition of painful, subcutaneous pretibial nodules
  Common in women ages 15-40
  Benign condition, tends to heal on its own
  Symptom of more serious disease processes
• History / PE:
  Fever
  Joint pain
• Diagnosis:
  CXR (rule out sarcoid)
  
• Treatment:
  Remove triggering agent
  Treat underlying disease
  NSAIDs (but may lead to Erythema Multiforme )
• Notes:
  May have a false positive VDRL
• Associated With:
  Recent streptococcal infection
  Sarcoidosis
  TB
  Histoplasmosis
  Ulcerative colitis
  Drug reactions
  Behçet's Syndrome