OT!! Corrections made

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Dear Group,I do a lot of EN/PG online research, and when I recently discovered an error I contacted the site and asked for it to be corrected. Here are our exchange of emails. I feel it is important to at least have accurate info on the web for patients and doctors. Love,idio. EN '68

Subject: RE: Error on your site

Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:09:40 -0500

Dear Ms. Strecker, I forwarded your comments to the Health

Library Managing Editor and I'm happy to inform you that we have

consulted with our Medical Director (the person who reviewed the fact sheet,

Dr. Glickman-Simon) and he agrees with you. As a result we have done the following: deleted "the common cold" and

replaced it with "various viral infections (eg, infectious mononucleosis,

hepatitis B)" This change has been pushed live. Also, we

will consider writing a CIB (Conditions InBrief fact sheet) for pyoderma

gangrenosum in the future. Please contact me should you have any

other questions. Best wishes for a happy holiday. Jean

Maguire

Lead Customer Account Specialist EBSCO

Publishing 1- ext. 526 jeanmaguire@...

From: Strecker

Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006

11:52 PM

To: healthlibrarysupport@...

Subject: Error on your site

Hello,

With reference to your site on "erythema nodosum":

http://www.upmc.com/HealthManagement/ManagingYourHealth/HealthReference/Diseases/?chunkiid=100540

You list:

Causes

Erythema nodosum is presumed to be a type of allergic reaction either

to infection or to a prescription drug. It may also be associated with

inflammatory conditions. A cause is often not identified.

Infections Streptococcal infections (strep

throat, tonsillitis, rheumatic

fever) The common

cold TuberculosisFungal lung infections (coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis)

Psittacosis

(parrot fever) Lymphogranuloma venereum (an uncommon sexually

transmitted disease) Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)

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However, the common cold is not

considered to be an EN trigger to my best knowledge. I am not an MD, but have

been a resercher of EN for over 3 yrs. and I am the founder of the online

erythema nodosum support group. We have over 1300 members.

Also please add "pyoderma gangrenosum" as it is not listed as

a disorder. My group also supports PG.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/erythema_nodosum_Group/

Thank you.

Best regards,

Strecker

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