DD arthritis in the ED

PPP syndrome: pancreatitis (+ pancreatic cancer), panniculitis (subcutaneous fat necrosis), polyarthritis with peri-arthritis (often oligoarthritis) due to fat necrosis with high lipase. Eosinophilia possible (Schmid triad in pancreatic cancer: subcutaneous fat necrosis („erythema nodosum-like“), polyarthritis, eosinophilia).

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