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Panniculitis Ossificans

MedGen UID:
233306
•Concept ID:
C1335319
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

A condition characterized by subcutaneous fat necrosis with heterotopic calcification. It often occurs as a result of injury to the area. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPanniculitis Ossificans

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Pretibial Panniculitis Ossificans-A Rare but Significant Diagnosis.
McCabe P, Bayer T
J Foot Ankle Surg 2019 Jul;58(4):775-778. Epub 2019 May 10 doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2018.11.024. PMID: 31079981
Heterotopic ossification of small saphenous vein and panniculitis ossificans of chronic venous insufficiency presenting with livedo racemosa.
Lekich C, Parsi K
Phlebology 2014 Jul;29(6):401-6. Epub 2013 Jul 11 doi: 10.1177/0268355513495829. PMID: 23846577
Panniculitis ossificans in a patient with excessive push-ups: imaging findings with histological correlation.
Chang WC, Lee HS, Hsu YC, Lee CH, Huang GS
South Med J 2010 Sep;103(9):947-9. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181eba4a9. PMID: 20689482
Panniculitis ossificans of the lower leg.
Wollina U, Koch A, Schönlebe J, Witzigmann H, Kittner T
Int J Low Extrem Wounds 2009 Sep;8(3):165-8. doi: 10.1177/1534734609344877. PMID: 19703954
Panniculitis ossificans traumatica: an unusual presentation.
Burke GA, Shah D, MacBean AD
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2008 Oct;46(7):596-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.02.019. PMID: 18420321

Therapy

Panniculitis ossificans traumatica of the lower leg.
Boyd AS
Am J Dermatopathol 2011 Dec;33(8):858-60. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31820d770b. PMID: 22123193

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