Pancreatic panniculitis is a rare type that only occurs in 2-3% of all patients with pancreatic diseases. It is usually described in association with benign pancreatic disease and less commonly in association with pancreatic carcinoma. We describe a case of pancreatic panniculitis as the first manifestation of underlying ampullary adenocarcinoma and a new case of pancreatitis, panniculitis and polyarthritis (PPP-Syndrome). Pancreatic panniculitis may be the cutaneous manifestation of pancreatic allograft rejection after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation.
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