title: Cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis in a 74-year-old man.
abstract: Cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis is a chronic histiocytic disease of the subcutaneous adipose tissue characterised by lobular panniculitis with histiocytes containing blood cell fragments. It is also associated with marked systemic features such as fever, pancytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, liver abnormalities and coagulopathy. We report a case of cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis in a 74-year-old man successfully treated using combination therapy with prednisolone and cyclosporine A.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hounoki
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taki
authors.forename: Reina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinoda
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nomoto
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tobe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D057899:Cytophagocytosis; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015614:Histiocytosis / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015434:Panniculitis / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine; D011239:Prednisolone; D008775:Methylprednisolone