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Weber-Christian disease

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]

Overview

Weber-Christian disease is a skin disease characterized by relapsing fever and panniculitis.

Eponym

It is named for Frederick Parkes Weber and Henry Christian.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Diagnosis

Physical Examination

Skin

Extremities

Weber christian disease. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Weber christian disease. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Weber christian disease. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Weber christian disease. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Weber christian disease. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Weber christian disease. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]

References

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↑ F. P. Weber. A case of relapsing non-suppurative nodular panniculitis, showing phagocytosis of subcutaneous fat-cells by macrophages. British Journal of Dermatology and Syphilis, Oxford, 1925, 37: 301-311.
↑ H. A. Christian. Relapsing febrile nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis. Archives of Internal Medicine, Chicago, 1928, 42: 338-351.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 “Dermatology Atlas”.

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