Lipogranulomatosis subcutanea of Rothmann and Makai

Skin inflammatory (nontumor)
Panniculitis
Lipogranulomatosis subcutanea of Rothmann and Makai

Author: Mowafak Hamodat, M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc.

Topic Completed: 1 August 2011

Revised: 2 April 2019

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Definition / general | Treatment | Microscopic (histologic) description | Differential diagnosis

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Definition / general

Subcutaneous nodules on the trunk and extremities which undergo spontaneous involution, and are not associated with systemic symptoms

Treatment

No effective treatment

Microscopic (histologic) description

Lipogranulomas of subcutis, but not in crops

Differential diagnosis

Weber-Christian disease: appears in crops; associated with fever and malaise