Reference no: EM133438835

Question

The patient is a 54-year old woman who has suffered from left-side chronic ulcerative colitis for many years. Today she is seen in her physician's office for a follow-up visit. Of most concern to the patient today are the "red bumps" that are present on her right lower leg. The patient has had similar lesions before now, but the lesions have recently returned and are larger in size that previously. The physician recognizes the lesions as a recurrence of erythema nodosum, which is a complication of her underlying systemic condition. The tender red nodules appear to be coinciding with the worsening of the colitis. The patient thinks she might have bumped her leg against a grocery cart the previous week and blamed that for the tender nodules that appeared first. A topical ointment is prescribed, and the physician advises the patient that the nodules will probably heal as her colitis becomes more controlled with the medication she is currently receiving. The physician treats both the colitis and the erythema nodosum during the visit today.

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