[Recurrent nodular panniculitis in hereditary alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency]. / Rezidivierende noduläre Pannikulitis bei hereditärem Alpha-1-Antitrypsin-Mangel.

BACKGROUND: Hereditary alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency may be very rarely associated with chronic panniculitis and is therefore often diagnosed only with delay. CASE REPORT: The typical clinical features of the disease are described in a 37-year-old woman. This case underlines the importance of determining alpha 1-antitrypsin levels in patients with chronic relapsing panniculitis. Therapeutic approaches are discussed.