DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Mostly exogenously induced circumscribed granulomatous panniculitis with healing and scarring.
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Triggered mainly by blunt trauma, e.g. after injection of silicone oil or paraffin, according to the siliconomist or paraffinoma, but also e.g. after injection of oily drugs.
You might also be interested in
LocalizationThis section has been translated automatically.
Especially chest, arms, legs, buttocks.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Painful, prominent or just palpable lumps. Formation of plate-like indurations, irregular retraction of the skin.
HistologyThis section has been translated automatically.
Necrotic lesions with inflammatory reaction, foam cells and giant foreign body cells. Transformation of lipophilic granuloma into fibrotic scar tissue.
Differential diagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.
Subcutaneously located tumors.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
Excision if necessary.
Progression/forecastThis section has been translated automatically.
Rarely spontaneous regression, mostly formation of scarred plates and knots. Sarcomatous degeneration possible with paraffinoma.
Recommended articles
Incoming links (6)
Artifacts; Artifacts; Oleoma; Panniculitis nodularis nonsuppurativa; Paraffinoma; Silikonom;Disclaimer
Please ask your physician for a reliable diagnosis. This website is only meant as a reference.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer