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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 17.
Published in final edited form as: Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022 Mar 11;55(9):1179–1191. doi: 10.1111/apt.16853

TABLE 1.

EN items reaching consensus

Item Responses Proportion agreement (%)
In a clinical practice setting, IBD-associated EN should be recognised by Dermatologist 100
An IBD specialist 100
IBD-associated EN should be clinically diagnosed by Dermatologist 100
An IBD specialist 94
IBD-associated EN should be defined in the clinical practice setting based on Characteristic appearance of erythematous nodule(s) plus patient report of tenderness 100
A lesion with features of septal panniculitis on biopsy if there is diagnostic uncertainty on physical exam 100
The average patient with IBD-associated EN can be monitored via Visits to IBD specialist 88
Visits to Dermatologist 88
The average patient with IBD-associated EN should be seen At the time of scheduled assessment of IBD with mild disease and every 1–3 months for moderate to severe disease requiring active intervention 88
Appropriate ways to assess for improvement or worsening in IBD-associated EN include Patient report of a change in size and/or number of nodules 88
Patient global assessment 82
Physician assessment demonstrating change in size 75–83a
Physician assessment of change in the number of nodules 76–82a
Physician global assessmentb 76–94a
Resolution of IBD-associated EN is defined as Patient report of resolution 88
Physician assessment demonstrating no nodule(s) 88
Recurrence of IBD-associated EN is defined as Nodule(s) that develop anywhere 100
Timeline of recurrence of IBD-associated EN is defined as Patient report of the nodule(s) returning any time after resolution 82
Physician assessment of nodule(s) returning any time after resolution 88
Patients with IBD-associated EN should be monitored for recurrence As part of standard of care visits with their IBD specialist 94
As part of standard of care visits with dermatology 88

Abbreviations: EN, erythema nodosum; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.

a

Range in percentage is due to the inclusion of percentage agreement for improvement and for worsening (see Table S2 for a breakdown of percentages by individual items).

b

Physician global assessment was defined by our panel with 100% consensus as the overall status of EIM based on patient symptoms, physical exam, and any relevant testing (imaging, laboratory data).