Severe ulcerative panniculitis caused by alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency: Remission induced and maintained with intravenous alpha 1-antitrypsin
โ Scribed by Firas Al-Niaimi; Calum Lyon
- Book ID
- 116586525
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 652 KB
- Volume
- 65
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6787
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Severe panniculitis caused by alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency is very rare even though the ZZ phenotype occurs in 1 : 3500 of the population of northern Europe. We describe a 33-year-old woman with rapidly progressing panniculitis and extensive skin necrosis with multiple life-threatening complication
## Abstract Alpha 1 antitrypsin phenotypes and serum levels are presented for a family in which two brothers have Weber Christian disease and ฮฑ1 antitrypsin (PI) Z phenotypes. Clinical histories are described for these two men. A younger brother has the PI Z phenotype but does not have the disease,