Abstract

Erythema nodosum is a rarely seen,self-limited, autoimmune inflammatory disease of subcutaneous tissue in childhood. An erythema nodosum may occur due to isolated condition,as it may occur in infectious diseases (streptococcal pharyngitis, tuberculosis, Epstein-Barr virus, fungal infection) or in non-infectious conditions (sarcoidosis, inflammatory bowel disease, connective tissue diseases, antibiotics, malignancies). Erythema nodosum associated with Chlamydia infection is uncommon. We report here the case of a 10-year-old patient with erythema nodosum associated with Chlamydia Pneumoniae