(2019) MORITA, Thamara Cristiane Alves Batista; TRES, Gabriela Franco Sturzeneker; GARCIA, Maria Salome Cajas; HALPERN, Ilana; CRIADO, Paulo Ricardo; CARVALHO, Jozelio Freire de
The panniculitides remain as one of the most challenging areas for clinicians, as they comprise a heterogeneous group of inflammatory diseases involving the subcutaneous fat with potentially-shared clinical and histopathological features. Clinically, most panniculitides present as red edematous nodules or plaques. Therefore, in addition to a detailed clinical history, a large scalpel biopsy of a recent-stage lesion with adequate representation of the subcutaneous tissue is essential to specific diagnosis and appropriate clinical management. Herein we review the panniculitides of particular interest to the rheumatologist.