Three Cases of Secondary Membranous Lipodystrophy.
- Author:
Seung lee SEO
;
Myung Hwa KIM
;
Yeon Soon LIM
;
Hae Young CHOI
;
Ki Bum MYUNG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Membranous lipodystrophy;
Fat necrosis
- MeSH:
Amylases;
Eosinophils;
Erythema Induratum;
Fat Necrosis;
Humans;
Lipodystrophy*;
Panniculitis;
Scleroderma, Localized;
Skin Diseases;
Sudan
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1999;37(1):91-96
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Membranous lipodystrophy is a peculiar type of fat necrosis, present in patients with various types of skin diseases. It is charaeterized by the presence of microcysts and macrocysts lined by amorphous eosinophilic material with a crenelated arabesque appearance and microgranules in the subcutis with massive fat necrosis. The eosinophilic lining and microgranules stain positively with periodic acid-Schiff, are resistant to diastase, and also stain with Sudan black B. We report three cases of subcutanous membranous lipodystrophy in patients with erythema induratum, posttraumatic panniculitis and morphea with typical clinical and histopathologic findings.
