Re: Lumpy Rutherford./Biopsy Report

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Hi Beth,You either have a great memory or have been watching "Leave it to Beaver" in reruns.I wanted to post a Link about Panniculitis Biopsy Reports EN is a form of panniculitis, which simply mean inflammation of the fat.As you can see, many features of the biopsy report showing inflammation could be EN. So the biopsy report probably won't be conclusive for EN or[ any other specific form of panniculitis]. But it can rule it and other forms of panniculitis out in some cases. EN is probably the most common form of panniculitis, and a thorough history along with a dr. familiar with ENs appearance can make a good guess of EN. That's what happened to me. I'd already had 3 bouts over a 5 yrs. period and all my tests, including chest x-ray were normal, so the dermy was confident he was dealing with EN. He also told me he had litttle luck finding the cause in most cases. Since I didn't require meds to go into remission, and had flares lasting less than 2 weeks, the dr. felt my case was mild and advised me to continue what I was doing. As most doctors are not familiar with EN today, they like to have a biopsy report to at least rule out some of the more esoteric disorders.Jeff, our PG Expert explained the value of a non specific biopsy report and his post has been kept for future reference in our Files. It's the top one.As Jeff explans, the non specific report still tells the dr. something, and you must press on to get the final diagnosis. Good luck with the biopsy tomorrow! Love,idiopathic EN '68