Re: Autoimmunity and EN

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Hi Deb,

Accoriding to my favorite EN link:

http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol8num1/reviews/enodosum/requena.html

<<EN may be associated with a wide variety of diseases, being

infections, sarcoidosis, rheumatologic diseases, inflammatory bowel

diseases, medications, autoimmune disorders, pregnancy, and

malignancies the most common associated conditions.>>

And yes, it is common to have more than one autoimmune disorder.

Is EN autoimmune? Good question! It can be. The list of known

triggers is very long:

1. Infections

* Bacterial infections:

* Atypical mycobacterial infections27

* Borrelia burgdorferi infections28

*Boutonneuse fever29

* Brucellosis30

* Campylobacter infections31

*Cat-scratch disease32

* Chancroid27

*Chlamydia psittaci infections33

*Corynebacterium diphteriae infections27

*Dental Infections

*Escherichia coli infections10

*Gonorrhea34

* Leptospirosis35

* Lymphogranuloma venereum36

* Meningococcemia37

* Moraxella catarrhalis infections38

* Mycoplasma pneumonia infections39

* Pasteurella pseudotuberculosis infections40

*Propionibacterium acnes 41

*Pseudomona aeruginosa infections42

*Q fever43

*Salmonella infections44

*Shigella infections45

*Streptococcal infections46

* Syphilis47

* Tuberculosis48

* Tularemia49

* Yersinia infections50

* Viral infections:

* Cytomegalovirus infections51

* Hepatitis B52

* Hepatitis C53

* Herpes simplex27

* HIV infection54

* Infectious mononucleosis55

* Measles56

* Milker's nodules57

* Orf56

* Parvovirus B19 infections58

* Varicella59

* Fungal infections:

* Aspergillosis60

* Blastomycosis61

*Coccidioidomycosis62 aka Valley Fever

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic539.htm

* Dermatophytes63

* Histoplasmosis64

* Sporotrichosis27

* Protozoal infections: Amebiasis65

* Ancylostomiasis27

* Ascariasis66

* Giardiasis65

* Hydatidosis67

* Hookworm infestation27

* Sparganum

*larva68

*Toxoplasmosis69

*Trichomoniasis7

*Zoonotic Infection

*Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Y pseudotuberculosis, Pasteurella

pseudotuberculosis, P pseudotuberculosis, Shigella pseudotuberculosis,

S pseudotuberculosis, Bacillus pseudotuberculosis, B

pseudotuberculosis, Yersinia infections, zoonotic infections, Yersinia

mesenteric adenitis

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1947.htm

2.- Drugs

* Acetaminophen71

* Actinomycin-D71

* All-trans retinoic acid72

* Aminopyrine27

* Amiodarone71

* Amoxicillin10

* Ampicillin10

* Antimony27

* Arsphenamine34

* Azathioprine71

* Bromides73

* Busulfan71

* Carbamazepine71

* Carbenicillin71

* Cefdinir71

* Chlordiazepoxide71

* Chlorotrianisene71

* Chlorpropamide71

* Ciprofloxacin71

* Clomiphene71

* Codeine71

*Cotrimoxazole71

*Cytokine Therapy

* D-penicillamine74

* Dapsone71

* DES

* Diclofenac71

* Dicloxacillin71

* Diethylstilbestrol71

* Disopyramide71

* Echinacea herbal therapy75

* Enoxacin71

* Erythromycin10

* Estrogens71

* Fluoxetine71

* Furosemide71

* Glucagon71

* Gold salts76

*Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor71

*Halogens

* Hepatitis B vaccine77

*Hydralazine71

*Hydrachlorathiazide [HCTZ] Reported by member

http://www.medicinenet.com/hydrochlorothiazide/article.htm

*Ibuprofen71

*Imatinab

* Indomethacin71

* Interleukin-278

* Iodides73

* Isotretinoin79

* Leukotriene modifying agents (zileuton and rafirlukast)80

* Levofloxacin71

* Meclofenamate71

* Medroxyprogesterone71

* Meprobamate71

* Mesalamine71

* Methicillin71

* Methimazole71

* Methyldopa71

* Mezlozillin71

* Minocycline81

* Naproxen71

* Nifedipine71

* Nitrofurantoin27

* Ofloxacin71

* Omeprazole82

* Oral contraceptives83

* Oxacillin71

* Paroxetine71

* Penicillin77

* Phenylbutazone60

* Phenytoin57

* Piperacillin71

* Progestins71

* Propylthiouracil84

* Pyritinol34

* Sparfloxacin71

* Streptomycin71

* Sulfamethoxazole71

* Sulfixoxazole71

* Sulfonamides85

*Sulfosalazine71

*Tetracycline

* Thalidomide86

* Ticarcilin71

* Trimethoprim87

* Typhoid vaccination88

* Verapamil71

3. Malignant diseases

* Adenocarcinoma of the colon89

* Carcinoma of the uterine cervix90

* Hodgkin's disease91

* Leukemia92

* Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma93

* Pancreatic carcinoma94

* Post-radiotherapy for pelvic carcinoma8

* Renal carcinoma78

* Sarcoma34

* Stomach cancer10

4. Miscellaneous conditions

* Acne fulminans95

* Adul Still's disease96

* Ankylosing spondylitis97

* Antiphospolipid antibodies syndrome98

* Behçet's syndrome99

* Berger's disease100

* Chronic active hepatitis101

* Celiac disease102

* Colon diverticulosis34

*Crohn's disease103

*Dental infection

* Diverticulitis104

*Granulomatous mastitis105

*Hedgehog zoonoses

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0GVK/is_1_11/ai_n8966491

* IgA nephropathy106

* Jellyfish sting107

* Lupus erythematosus108

* Pregnancy109

* Radiotherapy110

* Recurrent polychondritis111

* Reiter's syndrome112

* Rheumatoid arthritis113

* Sarcoidosis114

* Sjögren's syndrome115

* Smoke inhalation in a house fire116

* Sweet's syndrome117

* Systemic lupus erythematosus-like syndrome due to C4 deficiency118

* Takayasu's arteritis119

* Ulcerative colitis120

* Vogt-Koyanagi disease115

* Wegener's granulomatosis121

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I hope that the EN resolves soon. Stress also seems to be part of EN

for many of us, although it doesn't seem to be a trigger by itself.

Love,