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1
Q

what are the common triggers for this?

A
  • Strep infection
  • sarcoidosis
  • TB
  • inflammatory bowel disease
2
Q

what are the symptoms of erythema nodosum?

what is the most common site of erythema nodosum nodules?

A
  • flu like symptoms
  • swollen painful joints
  • the shins
  • other common sites are arms, thighs, trunk
3
Q

what do the nodules look like?

A
  • red, hot and firm to touch

- as they fade they bruise and turn blue/yellow

4
Q

what is phenylketonuria?

A
  • inability to metabolise phenylalanine
5
Q

what can PKU cause in babies?

what type of inheritance is it?

A
  • microcephaly
  • low birth weight
  • autosomal recessive
6
Q

what is the treatment for PKU?

A
  • diet low in foods containing phenylalanine
7
Q

what are the signs and symptoms of those with PKU?

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