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| Weber–Christian disease | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | M35.6 |
| ICD-9 | 729.30 |
| DiseasesDB | 14055 |
| eMedicine | ped/2429 |
| MeSH | D010201 |
Weber–Christian disease (also known as "Relapsing febrile non-suppurative panniculitis") is a cutaneous condition characterized by recurrent subcutaneous nodules that heal with depression of the overlying skin.[1]
It is type of panniculitis.[2]
[edit] Eponym
It is named for Frederick Parkes Weber and Henry Asbury Christian.[3][4][5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ^ "Weber-Christian disease" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ synd/1117 at Who Named It?
- ^ F. P. Weber. A case of relapsing non-suppurative nodular panniculitis, showing phagocytosis of subcutaneous fat-cells by macrophages. British Journal of Dermatology and Syphilis, Oxford, 1925, 37: 301-311.
- ^ H. A. Christian. Relapsing febrile nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis. Archives of Internal Medicine, Chicago, 1928, 42: 338-351.
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