Eosinophilic panniculitis in a female child: An unusual presentation

Eosinophilic panniculitis (EP) is characterized by prominent infiltration of subcutaneous fat with eosinophils. The etiology is diverse. This is not a disease but represents a reaction pattern that may occur in a variety of circumstances. The exact pathogenesis of the disease is still unclear. We pr...

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Main Authors: Sonia Jain, Pramod Jain, Preeti Jakhar, V B Shivkumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Dermatology Online Journal
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Online Access:http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2015;volume=6;issue=1;spage=34;epage=36;aulast=Jain
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spelling doaj-abccd1c3e44b4045a438c12352b088fe2020-11-24T21:33:12ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Dermatology Online Journal2229-51782015-01-0161343610.4103/2229-5178.148935Eosinophilic panniculitis in a female child: An unusual presentationSonia JainPramod JainPreeti JakharV B ShivkumarEosinophilic panniculitis (EP) is characterized by prominent infiltration of subcutaneous fat with eosinophils. The etiology is diverse. This is not a disease but represents a reaction pattern that may occur in a variety of circumstances. The exact pathogenesis of the disease is still unclear. We present the case of a 6-year-old girl child who was diagnosed with EP.http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2015;volume=6;issue=1;spage=34;epage=36;aulast=JainEosinophilic panniculitislower limbfemale child
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author Sonia Jain
Pramod Jain
Preeti Jakhar
V B Shivkumar
spellingShingle Sonia Jain
Pramod Jain
Preeti Jakhar
V B Shivkumar
Eosinophilic panniculitis in a female child: An unusual presentation
Indian Dermatology Online Journal
Eosinophilic panniculitis
lower limb
female child
author_facet Sonia Jain
Pramod Jain
Preeti Jakhar
V B Shivkumar
author_sort Sonia Jain
title Eosinophilic panniculitis in a female child: An unusual presentation
title_short Eosinophilic panniculitis in a female child: An unusual presentation
title_full Eosinophilic panniculitis in a female child: An unusual presentation
title_fullStr Eosinophilic panniculitis in a female child: An unusual presentation
title_full_unstemmed Eosinophilic panniculitis in a female child: An unusual presentation
title_sort eosinophilic panniculitis in a female child: an unusual presentation
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Dermatology Online Journal
issn 2229-5178
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Eosinophilic panniculitis (EP) is characterized by prominent infiltration of subcutaneous fat with eosinophils. The etiology is diverse. This is not a disease but represents a reaction pattern that may occur in a variety of circumstances. The exact pathogenesis of the disease is still unclear. We present the case of a 6-year-old girl child who was diagnosed with EP.
topic Eosinophilic panniculitis
lower limb
female child
url http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2015;volume=6;issue=1;spage=34;epage=36;aulast=Jain
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