A case of insulin-induced localized lobular panniculitis with evidence for the phagocytosis of insulin by histiocytes

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 477-480

  Shimizu, Ikki ^a   Furuya, Keizo ^a   Osawa, Haruhiko ^b   Fujii, Yasuhisa ^a   Makino, Hideichi ^b  

^a EHIME PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Histiocyte; Insulin; Insulin antibody; Lipodystrophy; Panniculitis

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; INSULIN; INSULIN ANTIBODY;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FIBROSIS; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFORMED CONSENT; LIPOATROPHY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PANNICULITIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SKIN CYST; STAINING; TUMOR BIOPSY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; HISTIOCYTES; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; PANNICULITIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

EID: 34547094121     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K06-173     Document Type: Article

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