Acute pancreatitis-associated pancreatic panniculitis

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...

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Autores: Elguera-Falcón, Federico, Casanova-Vergaray, Natalia Andrea, Gómez-Leyva, Karla, Chian-García, César
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Perú
Institución:Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna
Repositorio:Revista de la Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:medicinainterna.net.pe:article/18
Acceso en línea:https://revistamedicinainterna.net/index.php/spmi/article/view/18
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tuberculosis pulmonar
trabajador de salud
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pancreatitis
erythema nodosum
pancreatic panniculitis.
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Sumario: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.