Korean J Dermatol.  1994 Feb;32(1):99-104.

A Case of Benign Cytophagic Histiocytic Panniculitis

• Lee JH
• Han EH
• Kwon KS
• Chung TA

Abstract

Cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis is a histiocytic disorder which is characterized by recurrent subcutaneous nodules, fever, pancytopenia, and abnormal hepatocyte function. Most patients had systemic involvement with hepatosplenomegaly and pancytopenia and, after a chronic course, usually developed a hemorrhagic diathesis that led to death. Rarely reported cases were shown to have had a non-fatal course. We report herein a case of cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis in the trunk and both upper arms of 34-year-old woman who had a benign course and also showed histopatholoigcally lipomembranous change in the subcutaneous lesion.

Keyword

Benign Cytophagic Histiocytic Panniculitis; Lipomembranois Change

MeSH Terms

Adult
Arm
Female
Fever
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Hepatocytes
Humans
Pancytopenia
Panniculitis*