Bazin disease (or `Erythema induratum`) is a panniculitis on the back of the calves. It was formerly thought to be a reaction to the tuberculum bacillus. It is now considered a panniculitis that is not associated with a single defined pathogen. It occurs mainly in women, but is very rare now. ==Pathophysiology== Predisposing factors include abno.....
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A type of panniculitis characterised histologically by the presence of granulomas, vasculitis, and necrosis. It is traditionally considered to be the tuberculous counterpart of nodular vasculitis, but is now known to occur without tuberculous precedent. It is seen most commonly in adolescent and menopausal women, is initiated or exacerbated by cold...
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(er″ә-the´mә in″du-ra´tәm) a type of predominantly lobular panniculitis of uncertain etiology, seen usually on the calves of young and middle-aged women, and initiated or exacerbated by cold weather; it is often related to cutaneous tuberculosis. Characteristics include granulomas, vasculit...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. recurrent hard subcutaneous nodules that frequently break down and form necrotic ulcers, usually on the calves and less frequently on the thighs or arms of middle-aged women; they are associated with erythrocyanotic changes in cold weather; although microscopically granulomatous and necrotizing, the lesions are sterile; b...
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Erythema induratum is an eruption of nodose skin lesions in a patient with tuberculosis. These persistent or recurrent ill-defined nodules usually occur on the posterior calves of women with stigmata of impaired peripheral circulation. Nodules can develop irregular, shallow ulcers, often with a violaceous edge.
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