Skin, Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis [LMP87056]

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Diagnostic Modality: 
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Disease Category: 
Cellular Responses to Stress and Toxic Insults: Adaptation, Injury, and Death
Diagnosis: 
Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis
Species: 
Human
Organ System: 
Skin
Gender: 
Male
Age: 
65 years
Diagnosis Code: 
ICD-10: L98.9
Slide Contributor Information
Shannon, P., Nanji, S. Chang, M.

Keywords

pancreatitis, fat necrosis, panniculitis

Clinical History

Skin from the trunk of a deceased 65 year old male with a history of pancreatitis

Clinical Discussion

In adults, bland subcutaneous fat necrosis is usually related to pancreatitis or trauma, but localized forms can occur in the breast, or be associated with panniculitis or embolic disease. In newborns, there is an idiopathic form possibly mediated by prostaglandins.