A case of pancreatitis, panniculitis and polyarthritis syndrome: Elucidating the pathophysiologic mechanisms of a rare condition

• Main Authors: Ines Loverdos (Author), Marc C. Swan (Author), Shant Shekherdimian (Author), Abdulrahman A. Al-Rasheed (Author), Rayfel Schneider (Author), Joel S. Fish (Author), Bo-Yee Ngan (Author), Khosrow Adeli (Author), Mark E. Lowe (Author), Vijay P. Singh (Author), Wednesday Marie A. Sevilla (Author), Jacob C. Langer (Author), Tanja Gonska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pancreatitis-Panniculitis-Polyarthritis (PPP) syndrome is rare and its physiopathology unclear. A 6-year old boy suffered of traumatic pancreatitis complicated by PPP syndrome. Extensive investigations demonstrated high levels of pancreatic lipase and fatty acids in the affected peripheral tissues....