Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2020 May;37(3):572-573.
doi: 10.1111/pde.14127. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

Lipoatrophic panniculitis in an adolescent

Jeanette R Comstock  1 , Brittany Buhalog  2 , J Klint Peebles  2 , Molly A Hinshaw  2 , Dominic O Co  3 , Lisa M Arkin  4
Affiliations
Case Reports

Lipoatrophic panniculitis in an adolescent

Jeanette R Comstock et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 May.

Abstract

Lipoatrophic panniculitis (LP) is a rare childhood panniculitis characterized by sclerotic, atrophic plaques on the extremities. We present a case of LP diagnosed during the inflammatory phase that was difficult to distinguish clinically from eosinophilic fasciitis. This report adds to the limited phenotypic spectrum of LP by differentiating the clinical features of disease activity from disease damage and highlighting the importance of biopsy in establishing a diagnosis.

Keywords: dermatopathology; lipodystrophy; panniculitis; subcutaneous tissue; therapy-systemic.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

REFERENCES

    1. Shelley WB, Izumi AK. Annular atrophy of the ankles. A case of partial lipodystrophy. Arch Dermatol. 1970;102:326-329.
    1. Levy J, Burnett M, Magro C. Lipophagic panniculitis of childhood: a case report and comprehensive review of the literature. Am J Dermatopathol. 2017;39(3):217-224.
    1. Shen LY, Edmonson MB, Williams GP, et al. Lipoatrophic panniculitis: case report and review of the literature. Arch Dermatol. 2010;146(8):887-881.
    1. Pinal-Fernandez I, Selva-O'Callaghan A. Diagnosis and classification of eosinophilic fasciitis. Autoimmun Rev. 2014;13(4):379-382.
    1. Bischoff L, Derk CT. Eosinophilic fasciitis: demographics, disease pattern and response to treatment: report of 12 cases and review of the literature. Int J Dermatol. 2008;47(1):29-35.

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources