RELAPSING FEBRILE NODULAR NONSUPPURATIVE PANNICULITIS: REPORT OF CASE TREATED WITH PENICILLIN
Authors: A J NIEDERMAYER, T J MORAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Case Reports1 November 1948RELAPSING FEBRILE NODULAR NONSUPPURATIVE PANNICULITIS: REPORT OF CASE TREATED WITH PENICILLINALFRED J. NIEDERMAYER, M.D., THOMAS J. MORAN, M.D.ALFRED J. NIEDERMAYER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, THOMAS J. MORAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-29-5-958 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRelapsing febrile nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis (Weber-Christian's disease) is a rare clinical syndrome which was first described by Pfeiffer1 in 1892. Subsequent reports, including one by Weber2 who added the word febrile to the name, brought the number of cases known at present to 29.As the name implies, this is a chronic recurrent condition, characterized by attacks of fever associated with nonsuppurating nodules in the subcutaneous fatty tissue. The most common localization is in the lower extremities, and of the 29 cases reported in the literature, 24 have been found in women and only five in men.The condition occurs...Bibliography1. PFEIFFER V: Ueber einen Fall von herdweiser Atrophie des subcutanen Fettgewebtes, Deutsch. Arch. f. klin. Med., 1892, l, 438-449. Google Scholar2. WEBER FP: A case of relapsing, nonsuppurative nodular panniculitis, showing phagocytosis of subcutaneous fat cells by macrophages, Brit. Jr. Dermat. and Syph., 1925, xxxvii, 301-311. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. ROSENBERGCOHEN WATM: Relapsing febrile nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis (Weber-Christian disease), Illinois Med. Jr., 1942, lxxxi, 59-62. Google Scholar4. ARNOLD HL: Nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis (Weber-Christian disease); preliminary report of case controlled by sulfapyridine, Arch. Dermat. and Syph., 1945, li, 94-99. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. CHRISTIAN HA: Relapsing febrile nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis, Arch. Int. Med., 1928, xlii, 338-351. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. BAILEY RT: Relapsing febrile nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis (Weber-Christian disease), Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cix, 1419-1425. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. LARSONOOTKIN CPBN: Relapsing febrile nodular non-suppurative panniculitis (Weber-Christian's disease); report of case, Am. Jr. Clin. Path., 1941, xi, 781-787. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication June 23, 1947.From the Welborn Hospital Clinic and the Department of Pathology, Welborn Memorial Baptist Hospital, Evansville, Indiana. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byWeber-Christian disease with facial involvementRELAPSING FEBRILE NODULAR NONSUPPURATIVE PANNICULITIS (WEBER-CHRISTIAN DISEASE); REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND REPORT OF CASE*JOHN D. HALLAHAN, M.SC., M.D., THOMAS KLEIN, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 November 1948Volume 29, Issue 5Page: 958-964KeywordsAdipose tissueFeversHospitalsPenicillin ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1948 PDF downloadLoading ...