Difficulties in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of panniculitis in therapeutic practice

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Abstract

Panniculitides are called a group of diseases that are dissimilar in etiology and clinical and morphological patterns, the main manifestation of which is inflammation of subcutaneous adipose tissue to form skin nodules. Diagnosis in therapeutic practice is complicated by the need for an extensive examination for differential diagnosis and exclusion of other diseases. The paper considers a clinical case of a female patient with panniculitis, the complexity of its diagnosis and differential diagnosis.

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O. A Kozyrev

Smolensk State Medical University

Email: billy-boss@mail.ru

Professor

I. B Bazina

Smolensk State Medical University

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Candidate of Medical Sciences

D. G Krechikova

Departmental Hospital at the Smolensk Station, OAO “RZhD”

Email: billy-boss@mail.ru

Candidate of Medical Sciences

I. G Korneeva

Departmental Hospital at the Smolensk Station, OAO “RZhD”

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E. V Vinogradova

Smolensk State Medical University

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A. V Mayorova

Smolensk State Medical University

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O. Yu Makarova

Smolensk State Medical University

Author for correspondence.
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2. Fig. 1. Cicatricial changes in the area of an abdominal nodule

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3. Fig. 2. Skin changes on the lower extremities; biopsy taken

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