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Case Number : Case 2918 - 13 September 2021 Posted By: Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim

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F 35
Long-standing history of recurrent fever, arthritis, body aches and skin lesions. She has been diagnosed previously as Still’s disease. She presented with widespread tender papules, nodules involving the face, trunk and extremities.


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Lepromatous leprosy with type 2 lepra reaction (erythema nodosum leprosum)

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Richard Logan

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Agree with lepromatous leprosy.  Is it legitimate to call it ENL when we don't see any evidence of panniculitis (although, of course it may be there)?

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ENL is basically an immune complex disease mediated by deposition of antigen-antibody complexes and infiltration of regressing lepromatous foamy cell granulomas by neutrophils. Panniculitis is a rare finding in ENL as the granulomas are mainly in the dermis. 

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Richard Logan

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3 hours ago, Anil Patki said:

ENL is basically an immune complex disease mediated by deposition of antigen-antibody complexes and infiltration of regressing lepromatous foamy cell granulomas by neutrophils. Panniculitis is a rare finding in ENL as the granulomas are mainly in the dermis. 

So the "Erythema Nodosum" appellation in this context is more a clinical description (red lumps) rather than the conventional pathological entity which, of course, is a form of panniculitis?

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Yes, ENL differs fron EN clinically as well. In ENL, the lesions are extensive and evanescent. 

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Richard Logan

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5 hours ago, Anil Patki said:

Yes, ENL differs fron EN clinically as well. In ENL, the lesions are extensive and evanescent. 

Thanks Anil.

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