WEBER-CHRISTIAN'S DISEASE: A REPORT OF TWO CASES
Authors: R FRIEDENBERG
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Article1 March 1953WEBER-CHRISTIAN'S DISEASE: A REPORT OF TWO CASESROBERT FRIEDENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.ROBERT FRIEDENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-38-3-528 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptOriginally described by Pfeiffer in 1892, and its nosology more clearly defined by Weber in 1925 and Christian in 1928, chronic relapsing non-suppurative panniculitis must today be considered an infrequently recognized or reported syndrome rather than a rare one. The condition manifests itself more commonly in females than in males. It is seen from infancy to old age but more frequently in the age group from 20 to 40. Although it has recently been stated that it has never been reported in the Negro race,1Johnson and Plice in 19492did report a case of Weber-Christian's disease in a colored...Bibliography1. HallahanKlein JDT: Relapsing febrile nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis (Weber-Christian disease): review of the literature and report of case, Ann. Int. Med. 34: 1179-1201, 1951. LinkGoogle Scholar2. JohnsonPlice WASG: Relapsing febrile nodular non-suppurative panniculitis; report of case with review of literature, Arch. Path. 48: 281-286, 1949. Google Scholar3. Bendel WL: Relapsing febrile nodular panniculitis (Weber-Christian disease): review of literature and report of a case, Arch. Dermat. and Syph. 160: 510-596, 1949. Google Scholar4. HazelLamb OGJ: Primary panniculitis (Weber-Christian disease) afebrile in type and associated with sclerodermatous-like changes, J. Oklahoma M. A. 33: 1-5, 1940. Google Scholar5. Ungar H: Relapsing febrile nodular inflammation of adipose tissue (Weber-Christian syndrome); report of case with autopsy, J. Path. and Bact. 58: 175-185, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Friedman NB: Fatal panniculitis, Arch. Path. 39: 42-46, 1945. Google Scholar7. Shuman CR: Relapsing panniculitis (Weber-Christian disease): review of literature and report of a case including treatment with cortisone, Arch. Int. Med. 87: 669-681, 1951. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. MostofiEngleman FKE: Fatal, relapsing, nonsuppurative panniculitis, Arch. Path. 43: 417-426, 1947. Google Scholar9. KennedyMurphey RJLR: Weber-Christian disease, Am. J. Med. 6: 672-680, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. Brudno JC: Chronic relapsing febrile nodular non-suppurative panniculitis (Weber-Christian disease), New England J. Med. 243: 513-517, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Albuquerque, New Mexico*Received for publication August 1, 1952. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byNodular Nonsuppurative Panniculitis (Weber-Christian Syndrome) with Relapsing Uveitis*Co-Existence of Joint Symptoms and Non-Suppurative Panniculitis: A Clinical and Histo-Pathological StudyAN UNUSUAL CASE OF WEBER-CHRISTIAN SYNDROME*HAROLD Z. POMERANTZ, M.D., MORRIS A. SIMON, M.D.RHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (ELEVENTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)* Part IIWILLIAM D. ROBINSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH J. BUNIM, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM S. CLARK, M.D., DARRELL C. CRAIN, 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., CHARLES RAGAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., MARIAN W. ROPES, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P.TREATMENT OF A CASE OF RELAPSING PANNICULITIS WITH CORTISONE AND ACTH*STANLEY CROSBIE, M.D. 1 March 1953Volume 38, Issue 3Page: 528-532KeywordsAge groups ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...