J Korean Burn Soc.
2024 Dec;27(2):14-17. 10.47955/jkbs.24.0005.
Unilateral Erythema Nodosum Mistaken for Cellulitis at Burns from Moxibustion
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea
- 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
- 3Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
- KMID: 2562447
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.47955/jkbs.24.0005
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
