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ERYTHEMA INDURATUM OF BAZIN IN A PATIENT WITH ACTIVE GANGLIONAR TUBERCULOSIS

Erythema induratum of Bazin is a rare disease, characterized by the appearance of cutaneous erythema- tous nodules, sometimes painful with frequent evolution to ulceration. It is considered to be a hypersensitivity response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We describe an 83 years old female patient, with a 3 months history of erythematous subcutaneous nodules involving both legs and, at the same time, of right ce...