title: Infective panniculitis.
abstract: Infective panniculitides are infections of the subcutaneous fat induced by any kind of micro-organism. They have rarely been considered as an entity within the spectrum of the panniculitis. Because of the increase in the immunosuppressive population, cutaneous infections' incidence is growing and atypical clinical presentations can be found. In this article, we analyze the etiology, clinical picture, histopathologic findings, diagnostics tools, and treatment of the more relevant infective panniculitis. We divide them according to the causative micro-organisms in bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal, and viral panniculitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital de La Princesa, Diego de Leon 62, 28006 Madrid, Spain. ydelgado@aedv.es
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Delgado-Jimenez
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fraga
authors.forename: Amaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Díez
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015434:Panniculitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents