Abstract
Abstract
Background
Pancreatic panniculitis is a rare skin manifestation in pancreatic disease patients that most frequently develops on the lower legs. We report the unique case of a 68-year-old man who suffered from pancreatic panniculitis on his trunk associated with acute pancreatitis due to an intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm.
Case presentation
A 68-year-old man complained of a 2-day history of a tender subcutaneous nodule on his trunk. Laboratory tests and abdominal contrast computed tomography were consistent with acute pancreatitis due to an intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm. A skin biopsy of the nodule histologically displayed lobular panniculitis with characteristic “ghost cells”, which indicated pancreatic panniculitis.
Conclusions
In order to avoid a missed or delayed diagnosis, clinicians should bear in mind that pancreatic panniculitis can be the first manifestation of pancreatic disease when encountering subcutaneous nodules on the trunk.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Gastroenterology,General Medicine
Cited by
2 articles.
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2. Lower limb nodules;Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore;2021-11-30