Research Article
Examination of the Microbial Spectrum in the Etiology of Erythema Nodosum: A Retrospective Descriptive Study
Table 4
Demographic and clinical data of erythema nodosum patients according to the etiological classification (
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| | Variables | Etiological classification | value | Infectious
(A) | Noninfectious
(B) | Idiopathic
(C) | A versus B | A versus C |
| | Number of patients, n (%) | 32 (39.5) | 24 (29.6) | 25 (30.9) | — | — | | Age, years, mean ± SD | 36.16 ± 18.17 | 43.88 ± 17.39 | 36.48 ± 21.65 | 0.110 | 0.987 | | Female gender, n (%) | 26 (81.3) | 18 (75) | 20 (80) | 0.573 | 1.00 | | Systemic symptoms, n (%) | 15 (46.9) | 18 (75) | 6 (24) | 0.034 | 0.076 | | Fever | 6 (18.8) | 5 (20.8) | 2 (8) | 1.00 | 0.444 | | Weight loss | 2 (6.3) | 4 (16.7) | 1 (4) | 0.385 | 1.00 | | Malaise | 2 (6.3) | 6 (25) | 0 | 0.063 | 0.499 | | Arthralgia | 10 (31.3) | 13 (54.2) | 5 (20) | 0.085 | 0.339 | | Night sweats | 1 (3.1) | 2 (8.3) | 0 | 0.571 | 1.00 | | Number of EN lesions, mean ± SD | 1.90 ± 0.92 | 2.95 ± 1.82 | 2.24 ± 1.47 | 0.016 | 0.603 | | Past history of EN, n (%) | 3 (9.4) | 5 (20.8) | 5 (20) | 0.268 | 0.280 | | Location of EN, n (%) | | | | | | | Pretibial areas | 25 (78.1) | 17 (70.8) | 17 (68) | 0.533 | 0.389 | | Pretibial areas + other areas | 4 (12.5) | 5 (20.8) | 5 (20) | 0.475 | 0.485 | | Other areas | 3 (9.4) | 2 (8.3) | 3 (12) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Season in the EN attack, n (%) | | | | | | | Spring | 5 (15.6) | 7 (29.2) | 6 (24) | 0.222 | 0.508 | | Summer | 8 (25) | 7 (29.2) | 8 (32) | 0.728 | 0.559 | | Autumn | 11 (34.4) | 3 (12.5) | 5 (20) | 0.061 | 0.231 | | Winter | 8 (25) | 7 (29.2) | 6 (24) | 0.728 | 0.931 |
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EN: erythema nodosum. Significant values. Femoral areas, gluteal areas, arms, ankles, and/or knees.
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