Remediable Hyperglycemia in a Patient with Weber-Christian Disease / 대한류마티스학회지

ABSTRACT

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.