title: Pancreatic panniculitis in a kidney transplant recipient.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pancreatic panniculitis is a rare complication of pancreatic disease. Histopathologic findings are pathognomonic and may be helpful for early diagnosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a female kidney transplant recipient, with systemic lupus erythematosus on immunossuppresive therapy, who developed panniculitis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Histological features strongly suggested pancreatic panniculitis and this was confirmed by clinical, laboratory and image findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The characteristic histologic features of pancreatic panniculitis may help to uncover undiagnosed pancreatic disease. Early therapy may avoid ensuing serious complications.
authors.affiliation: CEMIC (Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas), Buenos Aires, Argentina. cmecheve@intramed.net.ar
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Echeverría
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Fortunato
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Stengel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laurini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Díaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015434:Panniculitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology