Long-term follow-up of a female patient with Weber–Christian panniculitis
Weber–Christian disease is a rare form of lobular panniculitis characterized by painful subcutaneous nodules on the trunk and limbs commonly concurrent with systemic manifestations and a tendency to relapse. Known are only sporadic cases of a long-term (more than 5-year) followup of patients with We...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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IMA-PRESS LLC
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Современная ревматология |
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| Online Access: | https://mrj.ima-press.net/mrj/article/view/756 |
| Summary: | Weber–Christian disease is a rare form of lobular panniculitis characterized by painful subcutaneous nodules on the trunk and limbs commonly concurrent with systemic manifestations and a tendency to relapse. Known are only sporadic cases of a long-term (more than 5-year) followup of patients with Weber–Christian disease. For this reason, there are neither prognostic criteria for the disease no proven conventional treatment option now. The paper describes a clinical case of a female patient with a verified diagnosis of Weber–Christian disease who has a sustained subclinical remission due to low-dose prednisone use and basic antirecurrent therapy. |
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| ISSN: | 1996-7012 2310-158X |