Lupus erythematosus panniculitis or lupus erythematosus profundus is characterized by inflammation of the deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue. It can occur in isolation or associated with chronic systemic or discoid lupus erythematosus. It usually consists of nodules and hardened subcutaneous plaques on the forehead, cheeks, proximal extremities, and buttocks. Periorbital and parotid involvemen...

© 2013 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1393 Journal Compilation © 2013 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Gout is a clinical syndrome presenting with recurrent, painful arthritis caused by deposition of monosodium urate. Urate crystal deposits are usually detected in the synovial membranes, joint capsules, articular cartilage, and periarticular tissue, and, rarely, in extra-articular...

Widespread panniculitis has already been described in association with acute pancreatitis (Chiari, 1883; Hansemann, 1889; Jenckel, 1914; Zaaijer, 1935; Scarselli, 1954; Kushner and Szanto, 1958; Cohen, 1959; Swerdlow, Berman, Gibbel, and Valaitis, 1960), with subacute pancreatitis (Blauvelt, 1946; Mayoral, Gompertz, and Young, 1959), and with carcinoma of pancreas (Berner, 1908; Hegler and Wohl...

Sir, Pfeifer–Weber–Christian disease (PWCD), also known as idiopathic relapsing febrile lobular nonsuppurative panniculitis, is a rare inflammatory disorder of subcutaneous adipose tissue.[1] There is no specific test for diagnosis and extensive investigations are required to exclude systemic causes of panniculitis. No uniform effective therapy is available and various drugs have been used in t...