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Fat necrosis may result from various injuries to adipose tissue, including: physical trauma, enzymatic digestion of adipocytes by lipases, [3] radiation therapy, [4] hypoxia, or inflammation of subcutaneous fat (panniculitis). The gross appearance of fat necrosis is as an irregular, chalky white area within otherwise normal adipose tissue. [1]
Pancreatic panniculitis (also known as enzymatic panniculitis, Pancreatic fat necrosis, [10] and subcutaneous fat necrosis) is a panniculitis most commonly associated with pancreatic carcinoma, and more rarely with anatomic pancreatic abnormalities, pseudocysts, or drug-induced pancreatitis. [2]: 493
Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn is a rare form of lobular panniculitis occurring in newborns that is usually self-remitting and non-recurring. Proposed causes include perinatal stress, local trauma, hypoxia and hypothermia , though the exact cause is unknown.
Subcutaneous fat necrosis may refer to: Pancreatic panniculitis; Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn This page was last edited on 30 ...
Subcutaneous fat. A majority of fat (90%) is subcutaneous fat, which is the layer of fat closest to the skin. Since it’s stored right under your skin, ...
Necrosis of subcutaneous fat without a significant inflammatory infiltrate and without obvious granulomatous changes, the formation of needle-shaped clefts in adipocytes, sometimes in a radial arrangement, and fibrous thickening of the tissue surrounding fat lobules are histopathologic findings that support a diagnosis of sclerema neonatorum.
Erythema nodosum (EN) is an inflammatory condition characterized by inflammation of subcutaneous fat tissue, resulting in painful red/blue lumps or nodules that are usually seen symmetrically on both shins, on the thighs, arms, and elsewhere. [1] It can be caused by a variety of conditions but 20 to 50% of cases are idiopathic.
In stage 4, deeper necrosis usually occurs, the fat underneath the skin is completely exposed, and the muscle may also become exposed. In the last two stages the sore may cause a deeper loss of fat and necrosis of the muscle; in severe cases it can extend down to bone level, destruction of the bone may begin, and there may be sepsis of joints .