WEBER-CHRISTIAN DISEASE WITH BONE INVOLVEMENT
Authors: C J DELOR, R W MARTZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Case Reports1 September 1955WEBER-CHRISTIAN DISEASE WITH BONE INVOLVEMENTC. J. DELOR, M.D., F.A.C.P., R. W. MARTZ, M.D.C. J. DELOR, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, R. W. MARTZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-43-3-591 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHISTORICAL REVIEWDestructive bone changes have not been reported previously in Weber-Christian disease. However, Steinberg1 has recently reported two cases with changes in the bone marrow.Pfeifer2in 1892 was the first to describe a patient with subcutaneous nodules in the extremities and trunk which were movable, red, painful, and associated with fever. A similar condition was reported by Gilchrist and Ketron3in an eight year old girl in 1916. In their patient the lesions were confined to the lower extremities and were associated with febrile episodes and loss of appetite. The contour of the legs was strikingly distorted, and...Bibliography1. Steinberg B: Systemic nodular panniculitis, Am. J. Path. 29: 1059, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. Pfeifer V: Ueber einen Fall von herdweiser Atrophie des subcutaneous Fettgewebes, Deutsches Arch. f. klin. Med. 50: 438, 1892. Google Scholar3. GilchristKetron TCLW: A unique case of atrophy of the fatty layer of the skin, preceded by the ingestion of the fat by large phagocytic cells-macrophages, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 27: 291, 1916. Google Scholar4. Weber FP: A case of relapsing nonsuppurative nodular panniculitis showing phagocytosis of fat cells by macrophages, Brit. J. Dermat. 37: 301, 1925. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Christian HA: Relapsing febrile nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis, Arch. Int. Med. 42: 338, 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. LarkinDeSanctisMargulis VdAGAE: Relapsing febrile nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis (Weber-Christian disease). Review of the literature with report of a case, Am. J. Dis. Child. 67: 120, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. JohnsonPlice WASG: Relapsing febrile nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis: report of a case with review of literature, Arch. Path. 48: 281, 1949. Google Scholar8. BunnellLevy ILDS: Weber-Christian's disease: report of a case, Ann. Int. Med. 28: 169, 1948. LinkGoogle Scholar9. Binkley JS: Relapsing febrile nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis, J. A. M. A. 113: 113, 1939. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. Koch LC: Relapsing nodular panniculitis (Weber-Christian disease), Am. Prac. and Digest. Treat. 2: 1013, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. KennedyMurphy RJLR: Weber-Christian disease, Am. J. Med. 6: 672, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. Brudno JC: Chronic relapsing febrile nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis, New England J. Med. 243: 513, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. MillerKritzler JLRA: Nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis, Arch. Dermat. and Syph. 47: 82, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication August 4, 1954.From the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCase report 171Systemic Weber-Christian disease: a case report with lipoprotein profile and immunological evaluationWeber—Christian syndrome in infancyReview : Weber-Christian DiseaseBone Involvement in Weber-Christian DiseaseForthcoming EventsSubcutaneous fat necrosis, `polyarthritis', and pancreatic diseaseCHLOROQUINE DIPHOSPHATE THERAPY IN WEBER-CHRISTIAN SYNDROME*WALTER K. MYERS, M.D., F.A.C.P.AN UNUSUAL CASE OF WEBER-CHRISTIAN SYNDROME*HAROLD Z. POMERANTZ, M.D., MORRIS A. SIMON, M.D. 1 September 1955Volume 43, Issue 3Page: 591-598KeywordsArthralgiaBoneBone marrowDiagnostic radiologyFeversFibrosisLesionsNauseaNecrosisResearch funding Issue Published: 1 September 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...