Membranous fat necrosis: a non-specific histological finding.
Two patients presented with nodular lesions on their lower limbs. Histologically, the dermis, in one case, and the panniculus, in the other, displayed pseudocystic lesions delimited by a serpiginous membranous structure showing the staining characteristics of ceroid. One patient had sclerosing panniculitis while the other had a traumatic panniculitis.These cases illustrate that membranous fat necrosis is a non-specific histological finding and that multiple processes are involved in its etiopathogenesis.
Fernandez-López
Emilia
E
: Service of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario, Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
Peñá Peñabad
Carmen
C
Garcia Silva
Jesús
J
de Unamuno
Pablo
P
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*