title: Encapsulated necrosis associated with Behçet's syndrome.
abstract: We reported a case of a 45-year-old woman with encapsulated necrosis associated with Behçet's syndrome. The lesions were characterized by multiple, small subcutaneous nodules on the extremities. Histologically, a nodule consisted of degenerative adipocytes encapsulated by fibrous tissue. A membranocystic lesion was also observed in the cavity of the nodule. The patient had a long-term history of Behçet's syndrome and suffered from erythematous subcutaneous nodules, resembling erythema nodosum on the extremities with a tendency to recurrence. These observations indicate that Behçet's syndrome could be implicated in the development of encapsulated necrosis as an underlying disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinkai
mesh_terms: D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*