Open AccessRemediable Hyperglycemia in a Patient with Weber-Christian Disease
Author(s) -
Woong-Ryong Jung,
Jung-Ah Shin,
Jun-Ki Min
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of the korean rheumatism association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1226-8070
DOI - 10.4078/jkra.2007.14.3.279
Subject(s) - medicine , panniculitis , insulin resistance , disease , diabetes mellitus , subcutaneous fat , insulin , adipose tissue , endocrinology , pathology
Weber-Christian disease (WCD) is an inflammatory disease of subcutaneous fat tissue which is characterized by relapsing, febrile tender nodules and histologically lobular panniculitis. Any area of the body containing fat can be affected by WCD. Several cases of WCD have been reported as involvement of the heart, lung, liver and kidney. Acute illness (ex. acute myocardiac infarction, infection, etc) can be complicated with stress-related hyperglycemia and increase insulin restistance. Finally this case show that Weber-Christian disease accompanied by marked hyperglycemia and insulin resistance, which resolved soon after corticosteroid.
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