title: Weber-Christian panniculitis.
abstract: Two cases of Weber-Christian panniculitis with onset at 7 months and 3 years 6 months are described. Both show evidence of disturbances in immune mechanisms. The family of the first case has a high prevalence of coeliac disease, and the mother of the first patient also suffers from alopecia areata and dermatitis herpetiformis.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010201:Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D010375:Pedigree