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Panniculitis (aka profundus)
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http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/panniculitis/ (Yahoo support group)-
if you join, I would suggest giving a throwaway email, instead of your
"home" email, in case they share emails. Yahoo.ca is good. They have a
spamtrap.
The Panniculitis Support Group is for people with Weber Christian,
Erythema Nodosum, mesenteric panniculitis, Erythema induratum, lupus
panniculitis, subcutaneous sarcoid and any other form of panniculitis. The
group is dedicated to enabling affected members and family members to
learn more about these rare inflammatory diseases and to exchange
information, resources and mutual support. Health professionals are
welcome to join this list. DISCLAIMER We are patients. Our group is for
support and information only. No treatment should be taken without the
supervision of your physician
http://tray.dermatology.uiowa.edu/D...profund-005.htm (example
picture).
http://www.hamline.edu/lupus/articl...e_in_lupus.html
Skin diseases in lupus
http://www.lupus.org/education/broc...ndisease.html#3
DLE lesions may also occur in conjunction with firm lumps in the fatty
tissue underlying the skin (panniculitis). This form of panniculitis is
called lupus profundus.
http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol7num2/nyu2/9/9.html
Lupus panniculitis (lupus profundus)
Lupus panniculitis, or lupus profundus, is a variant of lupus
erythematosus that primarily affects subcutaneous fat. In nearly all cases
there are deep, erythematous plaques and nodules, and some ulcers, which
usually involve the proximal extremities, trunk, breasts, buttocks, and
face. Lesions may be tender and painful and frequently heal with atrophy
and scars. In 70 percent of patients with lupus panniculitis there will be
either preceding, subsequent, or concomitant lesions of discoid lupus
erythematosus. Further, lupus panniculitis occurs in two to five percent
of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus . Conversely, between ten
and 50 percent of patients with lupus panniculitis will have or eventually
develop systemic lupus erythematosus. Most patients are adults between 20
and 60 years old, with a female to male ratio of approximately two to one.
Lupus panniculitis is a chronic condition that often involves persistent
lesions that subsequently heal with disfigurement.
http://dermnetnz.org/dermal-infiltr...nniculitis.html
Panniculitis refers to a group of conditions that involve inflammation of
the fat under the skin. Despite having very diverse causes, most forms of
panniculitis have the same clinical appearance. The diagnosis is
established by a skin biopsy as there are characteristic microscopic
features depending on the cause.
The classification of panniculitis is complicated but, in general,
different types can be divided into mostly septal or mostly lobular
panniculitis depending on where the microscopic inflammation is most
concentrated. In reality, most types of panniculitis have both lobular and
septal inflammation. Further classification is based on whether or not
there is inflammation involving the blood vessels of the fat, i.e.
vasculitis.
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