Contents
pdf Download PDF pdf Download XML
156 Views
35 Downloads
Share this article
Research Article | Volume 8 Issue 1 (None, 2014) | Pages 35 - 37
Pancreatic panniculitis - a cutaneous manifestation of acute pancreatitis
 ,
 ,
 ,
 ,
Under a Creative Commons license
Open Access
PMID : PMC3989096
Received
July 9, 2013
Published
March 31, 2014
Abstract

Background:Pancreatic panniculitis is a rare complication of pancreatic disease occurring in 2% to 3% of all patients, most commonly those with acute or chronic pancreatitis.Main observations:We report the case of a pancreatic panniculitis associated with acute pancreatitis in a 63-year-old man. He presented with a 2-day history of multiple tender subcutaneous nodules, followed by nausea, vomiting, severe epigastric pain and loss of appetite, hours before admission. Laboratory and radiologic findings revealed acute pancreatitis. Histopathological examination from a skin biopsy specimen taken from a nodule showed a mostly lobular panniculitis with "ghost cells", without vasculitis. Nodules disappeared with the resolution of acute pancreatic inflammation, as amylase and lipase levels returned to normal.Conclusions:Panniculitis may be the first manifestation of pancreatic disease. Therefore clinicians must have a high index of suspicion for the diagnosis of pancreatic panniculitis.

Keywords
Recommended Articles
Case Report
Concurrent Lepra Reactions; Type 1 and Type 2 in a young male patient with borderline leprosy: Clinical and Histopathological correlation
...
Published: 02/09/2025
Original Article
Comparative Evaluation of Intralesional Corticosteroid Injection and Surgical Excision in Hypertrophic Scar Treatment
...
Published: 04/06/2022
Research Article
Efficacy of supra bioavailable itraconazole and conventional itraconazole at different dosing regimens in glabrous tinea infection
Published: 02/02/2024
Research Article
Multiple eruptive periungual pyogenic granulomas during anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
Published: 19/12/2010
© Copyright Spejalisci Dermatolodzy