RELAPSING FEBRILE NODULAR NONSUPPURATIVE PANNICULITIS (WEBER-CHRISTIAN SYNDROME): CASE REPORT WITH RESPONSE TO ROENTGEN THERAPY, AND FAILURE OF CORTISONE
Authors: Samuel H. Sandifer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Case Reports1 February 1955RELAPSING FEBRILE NODULAR NONSUPPURATIVE PANNICULITIS (WEBER-CHRISTIAN SYNDROME): CASE REPORT WITH RESPONSE TO ROENTGEN THERAPY, AND FAILURE OF CORTISONESAMUEL H. SANDIFERSAMUEL H. SANDIFERSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-2-451 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRelapsing febrile nodular non-suppurative panniculitis is an uncommon disease of unknown etiology. In a review article Beerman1found 83 reported cases. No review of the literature is here included, as this has been done recently.2, 3Our case is reported because it showed that, although cortisone apparently caused the disappearance of fever, it did not prevent the appearance of new lesions. Furthermore, one area was selected for radiation therapy and this area healed while surrounding areas did not. Then all available areas were treated by x-ray, with prompt disappearance of the lesions, disappearance of fever, and a return of blood...Bibliography1. Beerman H: Weber-Christian syndrome, Am. J. M. Sc. 225: 446, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. HallahanKlein JDT: Relapsing febrile nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis (Weber-Christian disease); review of literature and report of case, Ann. Int. Med. 34: 1179, 1951. LinkGoogle Scholar3. Shuman CR: Relapsing panniculitis (Weber-Christian disease), Arch. Int. Med. 87: 669, 1951. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. AldersonWay HESC: Relapsing febrile nonsuppurative panniculitis (Weber), Arch. Dermat. and Syph. 27: 440, 1933. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. HansonFowler WALH: Relapsing, febrile, nodular, nonsuppurative panniculitis, Minnesota Med. 24: 779, 1951. Google Scholar6. Bailey RJ: Relapsing, febrile, nodular, nonsuppurative panniculitis (Weber-Christian disease), J. A. M. A. 109: 1419, 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: M.C. U. S. Army Hospital Fort Monmouth, New Jersey*Received for publication March 29, 1954. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDas adrenocorticotrope Hormon (ACTH), die HormonederNebenniere(Cortison,Adrenalin) das Insulin, sowie die Hormone der Schilddrüse und NebenschilddrüsePostpartum heart diseaseNodular Nonsuppurative Panniculitis (Weber-Christian Syndrome) with Relapsing Uveitis*RHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS: REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (TWELFTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)* Part IICHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH J. BUNIM, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM S. CLARK, M.D., F.A.C.P., DARRELL C. CRAIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., FELIX E. DEMARTINI, M.D., IVAN F. DUFF, M.D., F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., DONALD C. GRAHAM, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C), MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., BERNARD M. NORCROSS, M.D., F.A.C.P., HOWARD F. POLLEY, MARIAN W. ROPES, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 February 1955Volume 42, Issue 2Page: 451-457KeywordsBiopsyBloodBone marrowEtiologyFeversLesionsRadiation therapy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...