A case of Weber-christian disease in a child.
- Author:
Jong Hee NA
;
Joon Hyeok YOON
;
Do Won KIM
;
Sang Lip CHUNG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Weber-Christian disease;
Child
- MeSH:
Arthralgia;
Buttocks;
Child*;
Dapsone;
Edema;
Extremities;
Female;
Fever;
Humans;
Leg;
Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative*;
Sarcoidosis
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1993;31(1):109-113
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Weber-Christian disease is an inflammatory disease of subcutneious fat tissue which is clinically characterized by relapsing, febrile, nodular, nonsuppurative pannicutilitiy. The cause is unknown, but the disease has been attributed to an autoimmune reaction, infectioris, halogen compounds, sarcoidosis, SLE and a-antitrypsin deficiency. We report here in a case of Weber-Christian disease in a 8-year-old girl, who had indurated erythemataus subcutaneous nodules on the extremities, buttock and trunk accompanied by various general symptoms such as fever, malaise, arthralgia and edema of the abclorren and legs. This case was successfully treated with dapsone,
