title: [Weber-Christian disease: unknown etiology systemic panniculitis].
abstract: Panniculitis is an inflammation occurring within adipose tissue. This process is often associated with auto-immune diseases, infections, malignancy and others diseases of unknown cause. We report a 16-year-old woman with constitutional symptoms and relapsing nonsuppurative nodular panniculitis. The etiological study didn't identify any associated disease, on admission or in 2,5 years of follow-up. This is a case of Weber-Christian disease with a favourable corticosteroid therapy result. The authors present a Weber-Christian disease bibliographic revision.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Medicina, Hospital Infante D. Pedro, Aveiro.
authors.forename: Anabela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jorge
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Crespo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010201:Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology