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Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Panniculitis > Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative

Preferred term

Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A form of panniculitis characterized by recurrent episodes of fever accompanied by the eruption of single or multiple erythematous subcutaneous nodules on the lower extremities. They normally resolve, but tend to leave depressions in the skin. The condition is most often seen in women, alone or in association with other disorders.

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Entry terms

  • Weber-Christian Disease

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-THS7K27G-R

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