erythema nodosum

Question 1

what are the common triggers for this?

Answer 1

• Strep infection
• sarcoidosis
• TB
• inflammatory bowel disease

Question 2

what are the symptoms of erythema nodosum?

what is the most common site of erythema nodosum nodules?

Answer 2

• flu like symptoms
• swollen painful joints
• the shins
• other common sites are arms, thighs, trunk

Question 3

what do the nodules look like?

Answer 3

• red, hot and firm to touch

- as they fade they bruise and turn blue/yellow

Question 4

what is phenylketonuria?

Answer 4

• inability to metabolise phenylalanine

Question 5

what can PKU cause in babies?

what type of inheritance is it?

Answer 5

• microcephaly
• low birth weight
• autosomal recessive

Question 6

what is the treatment for PKU?

Answer 6

• diet low in foods containing phenylalanine

Question 7

what are the signs and symptoms of those with PKU?

Answer 7

• normally diagnosed through newborn Guthrie test
• seizures
• fair hair and skin
• dry skin
• musty odour