Suppurative granulomatous eosinophilic panniculitis: case report

A case of 12 year-old Nigerian male is presented. He had an unusual variant of Weber-Christian disease and manifested massive subcutaneous indurations and nodules limited to the cheeks, lips, left pectoral, infraclavicular and supraclavicular areas. A wedge biopsy revealed suppurative granulomatous...

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Published inEast African medical journal Vol. 76; no. 12; p. 709
Main Authors Ahmed, H, Rafindadi, A H, Pindiga, U H, Opara, W E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kenya 01.12.1999
Subjects
Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use
Biopsy
Child
Eosinophilic Granuloma - complications
Eosinophilic Granuloma - drug therapy
Eosinophilic Granuloma - pathology
Fatal Outcome
Fever - etiology
Humans
Male
Nigeria
Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative - complications
Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative - drug therapy
Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative - pathology
Steroids
Suppuration
Nigeria
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Summary:A case of 12 year-old Nigerian male is presented. He had an unusual variant of Weber-Christian disease and manifested massive subcutaneous indurations and nodules limited to the cheeks, lips, left pectoral, infraclavicular and supraclavicular areas. A wedge biopsy revealed suppurative granulomatous eosinophilic panniculitis. Despite exhaustive investigations, no obvious trigger of the panniculitis could be identified. Response to corticosteroids and to empirical trials with other drugs was poor, and the outcome was fatal. We believe this is the first report from Nigeria of this rare variant of Weber-Christian panniculitis in the paediatric age, and draw attention to the life-threatening nature of this disorder.
ISSN:0012-835X