Unilateral Erythema Nodosum Mistaken for Cellulitis at Burns from Moxibustion
Chi Young Bang, M.D., Ph.D., Heejeong Park, M.D., Chanho Jeong, M.D., Seung Ho Lee, M.D., Suk Joon Oh, M.D., Ph.D., Young-Joon Ryu, M.D., Ph.D.1 and Kunyong Sung, M.D., Ph.D.2
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kangwon National University Hospital, 1Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, 2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
Correspondence to: Kun-Yong Sung, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kangwon National University Hospital, Baekryeong-ro 156, Chuncheon 24289, Korea
Tel: 82-33-258-2000, Fax: 82-33-258-2296
E-mail: ps@kangwon.ac.kr
Tel: 82-33-258-2000, Fax: 82-33-258-2296
E-mail: ps@kangwon.ac.kr
Received September 5, 2024; Revised November 5, 2024; Accepted November 6, 2024.
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- Abstract
- A 71-year-old female patient developed cellulitis-like lesions at the burns from moxibustion of the right calf. The lesion was unilateral, a single confluent lesion with swelling and tenderness. Oral antibiotic treatment was performed with a poor clinical response. The patient was hospitalized and received intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics, but the lesion progressed without improvement. Considering the possibility of erythema nodosum, the prescription was changed to methylprednisolone, and the redness, warmth and swelling improved the day after. A skin biopsy revealed features suggestive of panniculitis.
- Keywords : Erythema nodosum, Cellulitis, Unilateral, Moxibustion burn, Self-inflicted panniculitis
- December 2024, 27 (2)
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