A rare case of a patient with PPP syndrome presenting pancreatic pseudocysts, panniculitis, and symptoms of polyarthritis. A radicular cyst of the upper jaw could be another manifestation of the syndrome

Abstract In rare cases, pancreatic enzymes can enter the bloodstream and cause fat necrosis in the bone and tissue leading to a disorder called pancreatitis, panniculitis, and polyarthritis syndrome. Clinicians should have this syndrome in mind when treating patients with pancreatitis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wolfgang Konschake, Thea Westphal, Michael Jünger, Andreas Arnold, Stine Lutze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2651