An unusual cause of bilateral lower limb pitting oedema: Crohn's septal panniculitis diagnostic of erythema nodosum

ANZ J Surg. 2018 Jun;88(6):E566-E567. doi: 10.1111/ans.13507. Epub 2016 Apr 8.

Authors

James W T Toh^{1

2}, Shehnarz Salindera¹, Mina Sarofim¹, Catherine Turner¹, Harry Patapanian³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia.
² Department of Colorectal Surgery, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Department of Rheumatology, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 27060919
DOI: 10.1111/ans.13507

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy, Needle
Crohn Disease / complications*
Crohn Disease / diagnosis
Crohn Disease / therapy
Edema / etiology*
Edema / pathology
Edema / therapy
Erythema Nodosum / complications*
Erythema Nodosum / diagnostic imaging*
Erythema Nodosum / pathology
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Lower Extremity
Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative / complications*
Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative / diagnostic imaging*
Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative / pathology
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
Prognosis
Rare Diseases
Risk Assessment