Panniculitis with an unusual diagnosis

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“…We also note that panniculitis (1), neutrophilic dermatosis (2), granulomatous dermatitis (3), and other nonspecific or atypical cutaneous manifestations have been reported in AAV. These “nonvasculitic” manifestations lack histologic findings of vasculitis but nonetheless are cutaneous complications of AAV that may correlate with disease onset or flare and may aid in diagnosis.…”

Panniculitis As the First Clinical Manifestation of Myeloperoxidase–Positive Perinuclear Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis: Comment on the Article by Micheletti et al

“…Panniculitis is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, lymphoma, histiocytosis, and infectious diseases, but typically not with AAV. In the literature, we found 8 cases of an association of AAV with panniculitis between 1994 and 2020 (2–9). We believe that panniculitis should be included in the cutaneous manifestations of AAV.…”