Acute pancreatitis-associated pancreatic panniculitis

Authors

  • Federico Elguera-Falcón Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza
  • Natalia Andrea Casanova-Vergaray Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
  • Karla Gómez-Leyva Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
  • César Chian-García Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36393/spmi.v32i1.18

Keywords:

Pancreatitis, erythema nodosum, pancreatic panniculitis.

Abstract

A 52-year-old male with a past history of acute pancreatitis four years before, and now he entered with a 30-day disease duration with painful violaceous tumors on the lower limbs. The skin biopsy study was compatible with pancreatic panniculitis. During hospitalization the patient had a new episode of mild pancreatitis with positive response to the standard treatment, with resolution of the skin lesions.

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Published

2019-07-01

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Case report

How to Cite

Acute pancreatitis-associated pancreatic panniculitis. (2019). Revista De La Sociedad Peruana De Medicina Interna, 32(1), 27-30. https://doi.org/10.36393/spmi.v32i1.18

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