Research Article
Examination of the Microbial Spectrum in the Etiology of Erythema Nodosum: A Retrospective Descriptive Study
Table 3
Infections and identified microbes in patients with erythema nodosum (
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| Infections | Identified microbes | Patients with EN |
| URTI | | 19 (23.4%) | Streptococcal | Streptococci () | 13 (16%) | Nonstreptococcal | — | 3 (3.7%) | Viral | — | 3 (3.7%) | GIT infection | | 3 (3.7%) | Intestinal infection | Blastocystis hominis () | 2 (2.5%) | Stomach infection | Helicobacter pylori () | 1 (1.2%) | UTI | Escherichia coli () | 3 (3.7%) | Pneumonia | Mycoplasma pneumoniae () | 2 (2.5%) | Vaginitis | Gardnerella vaginalis () Candida albicans () | 2 (2.5) | Breast abscess | Staphylococcus aureus () | 1 (1.2%) | Rectal abscess | — | 1 (1.2%) | Tuberculosis | Mycobacterium tuberculosis () | 1 (1.2%) |
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EN: erythema nodosum; URTI: upper respiratory tract infection; GIT: gastrointestinal tract; UTI: urinary tract infection.
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