alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency panniculitis
α1-an·ti·tryp·sin de·fi·cien·cy pan·nic·u·li·tis
multiple painful subcutaneous nodules occurring in patients with severe antitrypsin deficiency; biopsies show lobular panniculitis with neutrophils and foamy histiocytes. Some patients formerly diagnosed with Weber-Christian disease show this deficiency.
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Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency panniculitis: a histopathologic and immunopathologic study of four cases.
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