title: Post-steroid panniculitis in an adult.
abstract: Post-steroid panniculitis is known to be very rare and most of the reported cases have been in children after corticosteroid therapy. We present a case of post-steroid panniculitis occurring in a 60-year-old man after massive, long-term administration of corticosteroids for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Histopathological examination of a nodule revealed a patchy area of fat necrosis, several multinucleated giant cells containing needle-shaped clefts. The lesions subsided completely in approximately 12 weeks without any treatment. We suggest that post-steroid panniculitis is not confined to childhood but also occurs in adulthood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Tae
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tae Kwon
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyo Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Roh
authors.forename: Soo Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Young Seung
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Kee Suck
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Suh
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015434:Panniculitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D008775:Methylprednisolone