Weber-Christian panniculitis and auto-immune disease: a case report.
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- 1 February 1976
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 29 (2) , 144-149
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.29.2.144
Abstract
A case is described of Weber-Christian panniculitis accompanied by a gammaglobulin disturbance which preceded by five years the diagnosis of an autoimmune hepatitis and pancytopenia. Also associated was the onset of diabetes mellitus, found at necropsy to be related to pancreatic islet amyloid deposition. This case reinforces the view that Weber-Christian panniculitis may be an adipose response to a variety of immunological stimuli.Keywords
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