<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1684-1824</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Médica Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.Med.Electrón.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1684-1824</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1684-18242021000601506</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Comportamiento clínico-epidemiológico del eritema nudoso en el Hospital Provincial Docente Clínico Quirúrgico León Cuervo Rubio]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Epidemiological clinical behavior of erythema nodosum at the Provincial Teaching Clinical Surgical Hospital Leon Cuervo Rubio]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Camero-Machín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julio César]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Anuy-Echevarría]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Kiuvys]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Curbelo-Fajardo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Concepción]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mahelis Ivonne]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Provincial Docente Clínico Quirúrgico León Cuervo Rubio  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Pinar del Río]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Policlínico Docente Raúl Sánchez  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Pinar del Río]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>43</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>1506</fpage>
<lpage>1520</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1684-18242021000601506&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1684-18242021000601506&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1684-18242021000601506&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  el eritema nudoso es la variante clínico-patológica más frecuente de la paniculitis. Es una reacción cutánea inmunológica en respuesta a un amplio espectro de agentes etiológicos.  Objetivo:  caracterizar el comportamiento clínico-epidemiológico del eritema nudoso.  Materiales y métodos:  se realizó un estudio descriptivo, prospectivo y longitudinal en pacientes con diagnóstico de eritema nudoso, ingresados en el Hospital Provincial Docente Clínico Quirúrgico León Cuervo Rubio, de Pinar del Río, en el período de enero de 2017 a diciembre de 2018. El universo estuvo constituido por 34 pacientes con diagnóstico clínico de eritema nudoso, hospitalizados en los servicios de Medicina Interna y Dermatología. Para la recogida de la información se utilizaron la historia clínica, el examen físico y los exámenes de laboratorio. Se utilizaron métodos teóricos, empíricos y estadísticos; de los últimos se empleó la estadística descriptiva a través de frecuencias absolutas y porcentaje.  Resultados:  el mayor grupo de pacientes estuvo entre 30 y 39 años, y fue del sexo femenino. Las lesiones fueron más frecuentes en los meses de invierno. El tipo de eritema nudoso idiopático prevaleció. Predominó el tiempo de evolución de 1 a 3 meses. Como causa secundaria predominaron las infecciones, y los tratamientos más usado fueron los antiinflamatorios no esteroideos.  Conclusiones:  se trata de una importante enfermedad de salud, cuyo un diagnóstico etiológico temprano permite un tratamiento adecuado. Resulta difícil su identificación y manejo tanto en la atención primaria como en la secundaria.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  erythema nodosum is the most common clinical-pathological variant of panniculitis. It is an immunological skin reaction in response to a wide spectrum of etiologic agents.  Objective:  to characterize the clinical-epidemiological behavior of erythema nodosum.  Materials and methods:  a descriptive, prospective and longitudinal study was carried out in patients with diagnosis of erythema nodosum, admitted to the Provincial Teaching Clinical Surgical Hospital León Cuervo Rubio, of Pinar del Río, in the period January 2017 to December 2018. The universe was formed by 34 patients with clinical diagnosis of erythema nodosum, hospitalized in the services of Internal Medicine and Dermatology. Medical records, physical examination and laboratory tests were used for the collection of information. Theoretical, empirical and statistical methods were used; descriptive statistics was used through absolute frequencies and percentage.  Results:  the largest group of patients was between 30 and 39 years, and they were female. Injuries were more frequent in the winter months. The type of idiopathic erythema nodosum prevailed. The time of evolution prevailed from 1 to 3 months. Infections predominated as a secondary cause, and the most commonly used treatments were non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.  Conclusions:  it is an important health condition, whose early etiological diagnosis allows the proper treatment. Its identification and management in both primary and secondary care is difficult.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[dermatología]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[panniculitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[contusiform dermatitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dermatology]]></kwd>
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