Panniculitis is a rare clinical finding in dermatomyositis, with less than 30 cases reported and there is only one case associated with the amyopathic subtype described in the literature. The present report describes a 49-year-old female patient that one year after being diagnosed with amyopathic dermatomyositis, presented indurated, painful, erythematous to violaceous nodules located on the up...

INTRODUCTION Pancreatic panniculitis is a very rare complication of pancreatic cancer, most often accompanying rare acinar cell carcinoma. We herein report a case of pancreatic panniculitis that was associated with pancreatic mucinous adenocarcinoma. PATIENT INFORMATION A 57-year-old male was referred to our hospital for weight loss. A physical examination revealed subcutaneous nodules on his...

BACKGROUND Glatiramer acetate has been shown to be effective in reducing the relapse and improving the disability of patients with multiple sclerosis. The most common adverse effects at the injection sites include pain, inflammation, and induration that spontaneously disappear within hours or a few days. OBJECTIVE We sought to characterize the histopathologic findings of localized panniculiti...

© 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...

Pancreatic panniculitis is a rare pathological condition affecting 2-3% of patients with pancreatic disease. In 40% of cases the condition precedes manifestations of pancreatic disease. We report the case of a 71-year-old female who presented with an erythematous tender node which had appeared one month previously, progressing to ulceration and yellowish exudation. No abdominal symptoms. Biopsy...

Weber-Christian disease is a rare and poorly understood disorder of the adipose tissue.1,2 The exact aetiopathogenesis of this condition is largely unknown and it is also called idiopathic lobular panniculitis.3 In 1892, Pfeifer first described the skin condition now known as Weber-Christian disease, or idiopathic lobular panniculitis.4,5 In 1925, Weber further depicted the syndrome as case of ...

Subcutaneous panniculitis like T-cell lymphoma derived from α/β T-cells (SPTCL-AB) belongs to the group of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and it represents less than the 1% of all primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. It affects patients in the 4th decade of life (median age of 36 years) with a female preference (male/female ratio 0.5) with 19% of patients being 20 years or younger. It can be...