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9932196

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
A woman with a 20-year history of alcohol abuse and chronic pancreatitis developed an osteoarticular involvement of her right ankle in association with subcutaneous nodules. Histopathological examination of the tissue samples obtained during surgical revision of the ankle showed necrotic fat and connective tissue. Microbiological cultures remained negative. The patient was administered long-term antimicrobial treatment without any apparent benefit. Four months later, she died of pancreatic insufficiency and pneumonia. Postmortem examination showed numerous foci of intra-abdominal fat necrosis. Histopathological examination of the bone samples from the right ankle showed fat necrosis with lipophages. Based on these findings, we consider that the osteoarticular involvement in this patient was caused by intraosseous fat necrosis. This case reminds us of the importance of considering the possibility of this condition whenever a patient with chronic pancreatic disease develops sterile osteoarthritis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0936-8051
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
118
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
174-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Intraosseous fat necrosis simulating septic arthritis and osteomyelitis in a patient with chronic pancreatitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Turku University Central Hospital, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports