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Panniculitis and pancreatitis: Inflammation and necrotic mechanisms in a patient with alcohol use disorder and alarming suspicion for malignant process
Panniculitis is an inflammatory process localized to subcutaneous tissue, with etiologies including infection, malignancy, external insults, enzymatic destructive processes, and inflammatory disorders. The incidence of panniculitis manifesting as necrosis of subcutaneous fat tissue associated with p...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9939540/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36815142 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.01.058 |
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author | Mahmoud, Anas Soliman, Isaac Kania, Brooke Ghrewati, Moutaz Baddoura, Walid |
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description | Panniculitis is an inflammatory process localized to subcutaneous tissue, with etiologies including infection, malignancy, external insults, enzymatic destructive processes, and inflammatory disorders. The incidence of panniculitis manifesting as necrosis of subcutaneous fat tissue associated with pancreatic diseases is low, which may encompass associated periarthritis with bone necrosis and panniculitis (Pancreatitis, panniculitis and polyarthritis syndrome). Pancreatitis, panniculitis and polyarthritis syndrome is considered to derive from the systemic activity of enzymes within the pancreas, which leads to disturbances within the microcirculatory system, and fat necrosis of medullary bone marrow; however, the exact pathophysiology remains unknown. Here, we present a case of a 53-year-old male with a history of chronic pancreatitis who presented with lower abdominal pain found to have osteolytic pelvic lesions considered to be panniculitis secondary to pancreatitis. Our patient provided an interesting clinical picture given his alcohol use disorder, and lytic lesions which lead the team initially towards a malignant etiology of panniculitis such as myeloma; however, given his negative studies, it was presumed his panniculitis was derived from his chronic pancreatitis. Overall, additional literature is warranted regarding the extensive workup of lytic bone lesions that present in patients who have acute vs chronic pancreatitis. |
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spelling | pubmed-99395402023-02-21 Panniculitis and pancreatitis: Inflammation and necrotic mechanisms in a patient with alcohol use disorder and alarming suspicion for malignant process Mahmoud, Anas Soliman, Isaac Kania, Brooke Ghrewati, Moutaz Baddoura, Walid Radiol Case Rep Case Report Panniculitis is an inflammatory process localized to subcutaneous tissue, with etiologies including infection, malignancy, external insults, enzymatic destructive processes, and inflammatory disorders. The incidence of panniculitis manifesting as necrosis of subcutaneous fat tissue associated with pancreatic diseases is low, which may encompass associated periarthritis with bone necrosis and panniculitis (Pancreatitis, panniculitis and polyarthritis syndrome). Pancreatitis, panniculitis and polyarthritis syndrome is considered to derive from the systemic activity of enzymes within the pancreas, which leads to disturbances within the microcirculatory system, and fat necrosis of medullary bone marrow; however, the exact pathophysiology remains unknown. Here, we present a case of a 53-year-old male with a history of chronic pancreatitis who presented with lower abdominal pain found to have osteolytic pelvic lesions considered to be panniculitis secondary to pancreatitis. Our patient provided an interesting clinical picture given his alcohol use disorder, and lytic lesions which lead the team initially towards a malignant etiology of panniculitis such as myeloma; however, given his negative studies, it was presumed his panniculitis was derived from his chronic pancreatitis. Overall, additional literature is warranted regarding the extensive workup of lytic bone lesions that present in patients who have acute vs chronic pancreatitis. Elsevier 2023-02-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9939540/ /pubmed/36815142 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.01.058 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Mahmoud, Anas Soliman, Isaac Kania, Brooke Ghrewati, Moutaz Baddoura, Walid Panniculitis and pancreatitis: Inflammation and necrotic mechanisms in a patient with alcohol use disorder and alarming suspicion for malignant process |
title | Panniculitis and pancreatitis: Inflammation and necrotic mechanisms in a patient with alcohol use disorder and alarming suspicion for malignant process |
title_full | Panniculitis and pancreatitis: Inflammation and necrotic mechanisms in a patient with alcohol use disorder and alarming suspicion for malignant process |
title_fullStr | Panniculitis and pancreatitis: Inflammation and necrotic mechanisms in a patient with alcohol use disorder and alarming suspicion for malignant process |
title_full_unstemmed | Panniculitis and pancreatitis: Inflammation and necrotic mechanisms in a patient with alcohol use disorder and alarming suspicion for malignant process |
title_short | Panniculitis and pancreatitis: Inflammation and necrotic mechanisms in a patient with alcohol use disorder and alarming suspicion for malignant process |
title_sort | panniculitis and pancreatitis: inflammation and necrotic mechanisms in a patient with alcohol use disorder and alarming suspicion for malignant process |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9939540/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36815142 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.01.058 |
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