UNLABELLED A HISTOPATHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS: Histiocytic cytophagic panniculitis is the specific skin finding in the reactive hemophagocytic syndrome. It is a feverish nodular eruption which accompanies the other clinical and biological features of the reactive hemophagocytic syndrome. Histopathologic changes are diagnostic and consist in a lobular panniculitis characterized by the presence of a h...

Introduction Panniculitis is an inflammatory disorder of subcutaneous adipose tissue, frequently accompanied by vaculitis and systemic involvement. The peak age of patients is 20-30 years, and it is fairly rare in children, especially in infants. Therefore, panniculitis-like lesions in young children require differential diagnostic procedures and sometimes joined efforts of rheumatologists, hem...

Isolated omental panniculitis is a rare entity mostly seen in adults. It presents with the inflammation of the fatty tissue of the omentum. The symptoms may vary from local (e.g. abdominal tenderness or palpable mass) to systemic manifestations including abdominal pain, back pain, fever, weight loss and bowel disturbances. We presented this case as a first awareness of omental panniculitis in a...

Background. Eosinophilic dermatosis of hematologic disorders is a reactive process that may cause a variety of clinical manifestations. Methods. We report a patient who had outbreaks of skin lesions since the onset of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Results. The cutaneous eruptions began as eosinophilic panniculitis and after changed to insect bite-like lesions. Conclusion. We think that eosinop...

An elderly woman receiving long term treatment with prednisone and azathioprine for cryptogenic chronic active hepatitis developed granulomatous lipophagic panniculitis and temporal arteritis. The lymphoplasmahistiocytic inflammatory reaction pattern is common to this patient's three diseases. It is suggested that an aberration of the defence mechanisms, immunological or otherwise, is responsib...

Mesenteric panniculitis is a rare inflammatory and fibrotic process that affects the small intestine mesentery. It may occur following abdominal surgery or in association with a variety of conditions, including malignancy, infection, and certain autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. Herein, an unusual case of mesenteric panniculitis in a patient with primary Sjögren's syndrome will be present...

CT: computed tomography EUS: endoscopic ultrasound scan IPMN: intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm MRCP: magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography MPD: main pancreatic duct INTRODUCTION Pancreatic panniculitis is a rare skin manifestation of pancreatic disease. It is believed to result from seepage of pancreatic enzymes into the systemic circulation, which leads to skin and occasionally jo...

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...