Cutaneous Manifestations of Acute Pancreatitis, with Special Reference to Livedo Reticularis

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
ACUTE pancreatitis is one of the surgical diseases that occasionally present cutaneous manifestations.1 Despite the rarity and limited diagnostic value of these dermatologic clues, their presence has always demanded attention and explanation.In 1889 Hansemann2 reported that he had seen 2 cases of acute pancreatitis in which a morbilliform eruption appeared on the body. This color change persisted after death, and skin autopsy specimens in each case showed subcutaneous fat necrosis.Halsted,3 in 1901, commented on a peculiar cyanosis observed in a patient during an attack of acute pancreatitis.Jaundice has been noted for many years. Cattell and Warren4 recently . . .