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Review
. 2019 Aug 1;59(1):35.
doi: 10.1186/s42358-019-0077-5.

Panniculitides of particular interest to the rheumatologist

Thâmara Cristiane Alves Batista Morita  1   2 , Gabriela Franco Sturzeneker Trés  3 , Maria Salomé Cajas García  4 , Ilana Halpern  3 , Paulo Ricardo Criado  3   5 , Jozelio Freire de Carvalho  6
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Review

Panniculitides of particular interest to the rheumatologist

Thâmara Cristiane Alves Batista Morita et al. Adv Rheumatol. .

Abstract

The panniculitides remain as one of the most challenging areas for clinicians, as they comprise a heterogeneous group of inflammatory diseases involving the subcutaneous fat with potentially-shared clinical and histopathological features. Clinically, most panniculitides present as red edematous nodules or plaques. Therefore, in addition to a detailed clinical history, a large scalpel biopsy of a recent-stage lesion with adequate representation of the subcutaneous tissue is essential to specific diagnosis and appropriate clinical management. Herein we review the panniculitides of particular interest to the rheumatologist.

Keywords: Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa; Erythema nodosum; Infective panniculitis; Lupus panniculitis; Panniculitis; Subcutaneous tissue; Vasculitis.

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