Ann Dermatol.  1996 Jan;8(1):38-42. 10.5021/ad.1996.8.1.38.

A Case of Subcutaneous fat Necrosis Associated with Pancreatitis

• Oh YS
• Kang BD
• Kim IH
• Kye YC
• Kim SN

• KMID: 2361344
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.1996.8.1.38

Abstract

We report a case of subcutaneous fat necrosis associated with pancreatitis that may be the first case in Korean hterature as for we know. The patient was a 41-year-old man wbo presented erythema nodesum-like erythematous subcufaneous nodules on both lower extremities. Histopathologic findings showed subcutaneoms focal fat necrosis and ghoat-like cells. Granular basophilic material was deposited in and around the necrotic fat cells and stained positively with von Kossa stain. The lesioas subsided gradwdly without any specific treatment, as the underlying pancreatitis was ameliorated.

Keyword

Subcutaneous fat necrosis; Pancreatitis

MeSH Terms

Adipocytes
Adult
Basophils
Erythema
Fat Necrosis
Humans
Lower Extremity
Necrosis*
Pancreatitis*
Subcutaneous Fat*