RELATION OF ERYTHEMA NODOSUM AND RHEUMATIC FEVER; A CRITICAL SURVEY
Authors: Harry Keil
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1937)

Article1 May 1937RELATION OF ERYTHEMA NODOSUM AND RHEUMATIC FEVER; A CRITICAL SURVEYHARRY KEIL, M.D.HARRY KEIL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-10-11-1686 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe etiology of erythema nodosum has been a source of considerable controversy which has not abated, despite the acquisition of what is considered to be fresh and decisive knowledge on certain aspects of the subject. The point of view expressed will often depend on the nature of the branch of medicine practiced and the country from which the report emanates. Broadly envisaged, there are four principal schools of thought: (1) those who regard erythema nodosum as a specific independent entity; in this group are ranged the dermatologists (Tachau1) and an occasional internist (Lendon's nodal fever2); (2) those who consider it...Bibliography1. TACHAU P: Erythema multiforme exudativum und Erythema nodosum, Handbuch d. Haut. u. Geschlechtskr., 1928, J. Springer, Berlin, p. 584. Google Scholar2. LENDON AH: Nodal fever (febris nodosa), 1905, Baillière, London. Google Scholar3. SÉE G: Erythema nodosum accompagné de douleurs spéciales, Bull. et mém. Soc. méd. d. hôp. d. Paris, 1859, iv, 389. Google Scholar4. TROUSSEAU A: Lectures on clinical medicine, Translated by J. R. Cormack, 1873, Lindsay and Blakiston. Google Scholar5. BARLOW T: Notes on rheumatism and its allies in childhood, Brit. Med. Jr., 1883, ii, 509. Google Scholar6. HARRISON AJ: Presidential address on erythema nodosum, Brit. Jr. Dermat., 1900, xii, 249. Google Scholar7. 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