Panniculitis, Panniculitis, Cold Induced - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

panniculitis panniculitis, cold induced

Body Site

hand finger

Age

4 months

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 4-month-old girl developed firm tender deep seated nodules on the proximal phalanges of the right third, fourth, and fifth fingers. There were more subtle lesions on the first 2 fingers and all of the fingers on the left hand. Two days earlier she was outdoors waiting with her older for the school bus in sub-freezing temperatures. Whild teething she favors sucking on the last 3 fingers of her right hand which may have been exposed to the cold for 5-10 minutes.

Description

tender red firm nodules with surrounding edema

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2/3/2004 16:28:59

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