title: Eosinophilic panniculitis.
abstract: Eosinophillic panniculitis is a poorly defined entity with variable clinical features. We report a case of rapidly enlarging, asymptomatic subcutaneous scalp nodules in a 6-year-old black boy with atopic dermatitis. The nodules resolved spontaneously over two to three days. Biopsy specimens were remarkable for eosinophilic panniculitis without evidence of epidermal change or vasculitis. We believe that this is the youngest reported patient with this disorder.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Service, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii 96859, USA.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Samlaska
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: de Lorimier
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Heldman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010201:Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012535:Scalp / Q000648:ultrastructure*