Systemic Weber-Christian disease.
BACKGROUND
Weber-Christian disease is a controversial entity that histologically presents as a lobular panniculitis. A systemic variant of this disorder, in which visceral fat is affected, has been reported.


OBJECTIVE
A 29-year-old woman with Weber-Christian disease developed a rapidly enlarging abdominal mass during hospitalization for a flare of her skin condition. The mass resolved spontaneously. Radiographic studies demonstrated a mesenteric cyst, which was thought to represent involvement of mesenteric fat by Weber-Christian disease.


CONCLUSIONS
The appearance of an abdominal or pelvic mass in a patient with Weber-Christian disease may be due to visceral involvement by the inflammatory process.
Ter Poorten
M A
MA
Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Dermatology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Thiers
B H
BH
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010201:Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography