Pancreatogenic panniculitis. 2 case reports with a literature review
Braun-Falco, O.; Hohenleutner, U.; von der Helm, D.; Landthaler, M.
Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift für Dermatologie Venerologie und verwandte Gebiete 40(12): 778-781
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0017-8470 PMID: 2695501 Document Number: 341133
We present 2 cases of subcutaneous fat necrosis associated with pancreatic disease. In 1 of these cases the correct diagnosis led to the detection of a clinically asymptomatic chronic pancreatitis. The pathogenesis of this disease, not yet fully explained, and the differential diagnosis of other forms of panniculitis are reviewed.