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Christian-Weber disease |
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Christian-Weber disease Etymology: Henry A. Christian, American physician, 1876-1951; Frederick Parkes Weber, English physician, 1863-1962 a rare form of panniculitis characterized by nodular formations in the subcutaneous tissues and prolonged intermittent relapsing fever. Christian-Weber disease Relapsing non-suppurative panniculitis A condition characterized by focal painful aggregates of subcutaneous fat necrosis with erythematous, ulcerating and eventually atrophic skin, seen in chubby middle-aged ♀
Clinical CWD may be acute or chronic, fulminant or transient, systemic or confined to the skin, and variably associated with polyserositis and fever Etiology Unknown; possibly related to trauma, cold, drugs, chemicals; it may occur in Pts with SLE,
rheumatoid arthritis, DM, sarcoidosis, after corticosteroid withdrawal, in acute and chronic pancreatitis and in pancreatic carcinoma Lab ↑ Lipase, ↑ amylase How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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