poststeroid panniculitis

poststeroid panniculitis
a type of predominantly lobular panniculitis seen in children who have been on high-dose corticosteroid therapy that was terminated too rapidly; it is nearly identical to subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn, except that affected children are usually two years or older.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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