Panniculitis

Panniculitis is inflammation in the layer of fat under your skin.

• Panniculitis has many causes, including infection, the cold, and injury

• Symptoms include tender, red bumps under your skin

• There's no treatment, but doctors may give you medicines to ease symptoms

The most common cause is:

• Infection

Other causes include:

• Cold temperatures

• Injury

• Lupus

Symptoms include:

• Large, tender, red skin bumps, usually on your legs or arms

• Fever

• Joint and muscle pain

• Feeling ill

Panniculitis

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Doctors can tell you have panniculitis by examining you. To know for certain, doctors may do a biopsy (taking out a little piece of tissue to look at under a microscope).

Doctors treat panniculitis with:

• Medicine that calms down your immune system