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'''Panniculitis''' is inflammation of the adipose tissue. It is encountered in [[dermatopathology]] specimens. | '''Panniculitis''' is inflammation of the adipose tissue. It is encountered in [[dermatopathology]] specimens. | ||
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=Classification= | |||
*Lobular - involve fat lobules. | |||
*Septal - involve interlobular septae. | |||
==A simple general DDx== | |||
*[[Erythema nodosum]]. | *[[Erythema nodosum]]. | ||
*[[Erythema induratum]]. | *[[Erythema induratum]]. | ||
*Self-inflicted trauma. | *Self-inflicted trauma (factitial panniculitis). | ||
*[[Systemic lupus erythematosus]]. | *[[Systemic lupus erythematosus]]. | ||
* | *Other. | ||
==DDx by type== | |||
Septal: | |||
*[[Erythema nodosum]]. | |||
*Morphea profunda. | |||
Lobular:<ref name=pmid18948765>{{Cite journal | last1 = Brinster | first1 = NK. | title = Dermatopathology for the surgical pathologist: a pattern-based approach to the diagnosis of inflammatory skin disorders (part II). | journal = Adv Anat Pathol | volume = 15 | issue = 6 | pages = 350-69 | month = Nov | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1097/PAP.0b013e31818b1ac6 | PMID = 18948765 }}</ref> | |||
*Infectious panniculitis. | |||
*[[Erythema induratum]]. | |||
*[[SLE|Lupus panniculitis]]. | |||
*Pancreatic panniculitis. | |||
*Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency. | |||
*Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn. | |||
*Sclerema neonatorum. | |||
=Specific conditions= | =Specific conditions= | ||