Membranocystic changes in the panniculitis of dermatomyositis

• DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1996.94807.x
• Publication Date: 2003-10-14T19:23:23Z
• Authors: O. ISHIKAWA; A. TAMURA; K. RYUZAKI; M. KUROSAWA; Y. MIYACHI
• Keywords: Panniculitis; Subcutaneous fat; Infiltration (HVAC)

Clinically apparent panniculitis is rare in dermatomyositis. The common histopathological findings are infiltration of lymphocytes, epithelioid cells and plasma the fat lobules, along with varying degrees degeneration fibrosis. We report a 65-year-old woman dermatomyositis who developed characteristic histological change known as membranocystic lesion. Although this has been observed various diseases affecting subcutaneous tissue, it rarely reported Dermatomyositis should be included showing