Pancreatitis, Polyarthritis and Panniculitis (PPP) Syndrome - A Rare Presentation.

Pancreatitis, panniculitis, and polyarthritis (PPP) syndrome is a rare manifestation (prevalence 2%-3%) of underlying pancreatic pathology which is characterized by fat necrosis in subcutaneous tissue and joints. The widely accepted etiological hypothesis is systemic dissemination of pancreatic lipase. It has a mortality rate approaching 25%.