title: Computed tomography (CT) appearances of acute pancreatitis presenting as polyarthropathy with subcutaneous fat necrosis.
abstract: A case of severe acute pancreatitis presenting with polyarthropathy and subcutaneous nodules but no abdominal pain is described. Abdominal CT showed multiple subcutaneous soft tissue densities which on histological examination were identified as areas of fat necrosis consistent with pancreatic disease. Such CT appearances have not been described previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed