Nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis in association with primary biliary cirrhosis and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. 1996

W Herr, and A W Lohse, and T W Spahn, and H P Dienes, and F Trautmann, and K H Meyer zum Büschenfelde, and E Märker-Hermann
I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.

Recurrent episodes of livid, painful, subcutaneous nodules on both lower extremities with consecutive soft tissue atrophy developed in a 57-year-old woman with previously undiagnosed primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Histological examination of a biopsy taken from an active area of the skin showed nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis. Immunosuppressive therapy with prednisone was necessary to control disease activity. The etiology and pathogenesis of nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis is still unknown. Frequently, the disease occurs in patients with autoimmune disorders. The association with PBC and Hashimoto's disease as described herein reinforces the view that nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis may be the response of the subcutaneous adipose tissue to an unknown autoimmune stimulus.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007868 Leg Dermatoses A nonspecific term used to denote any cutaneous lesion or group of lesions, or eruptions of any type on the leg. (From Stedman, 25th ed) Leg Dermatosis,Dermatoses, Leg,Dermatosis, Leg
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008105 Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary FIBROSIS of the hepatic parenchyma due to obstruction of BILE flow (CHOLESTASIS) in the intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile ducts (BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC). Primary biliary cholangitis involves the destruction of small intra-hepatic bile ducts and decreased bile secretion. Secondary biliary cholangitis is produced by prolonged obstruction of large intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile ducts from a variety of causes. Biliary Cirrhosis,Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary,Biliary Cirrhosis, Secondary,Cholangitis, Chronic Nonsuppurative Destructive,Liver Cirrhosis, Obstructive,Primary Biliary Cholangitis,Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary, 1,Primary Biliary Cirrhosis,Secondary Biliary Cholangitis,Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis,Biliary Cholangitides, Primary,Biliary Cholangitis, Primary,Biliary Cholangitis, Secondary,Cholangitides, Primary Biliary,Cholangitis, Primary Biliary,Cholangitis, Secondary Biliary,Cirrhosis, Biliary,Cirrhosis, Secondary Biliary,Liver Cirrhoses, Biliary,Obstructive Liver Cirrhosis,Primary Biliary Cholangitides,Secondary Biliary Cholangitides
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010201 Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative A form of panniculitis characterized by recurrent episodes of fever accompanied by the eruption of single or multiple erythematous subcutaneous nodules on the lower extremities. They normally resolve, but tend to leave depressions in the skin. The condition is most often seen in women, alone or in association with other disorders. Weber-Christian Disease,Disease, Weber-Christian,Nodular Nonsuppurative Panniculitides,Nodular Nonsuppurative Panniculitis,Nonsuppurative Panniculitides, Nodular,Nonsuppurative Panniculitis, Nodular,Panniculitides, Nodular Nonsuppurative,Weber Christian Disease
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000273 Adipose Tissue Specialized connective tissue composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It is the site of stored FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. In mammals, there are two types of adipose tissue, the WHITE FAT and the BROWN FAT. Their relative distributions vary in different species with most adipose tissue being white. Fatty Tissue,Body Fat,Fat Pad,Fat Pads,Pad, Fat,Pads, Fat,Tissue, Adipose,Tissue, Fatty
D001706 Biopsy Removal and pathologic examination of specimens from the living body. Biopsies

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