[Panniculitis in pancreatic diseases]

A case of panniculitis in a patient with a pancreatic pseudocyst is described. Etiologic possibilities of the dermic lesions are analized, pointing out the role of the antiproteolytic enzymes and immunologic factors. In our patient neither immunologic or alpha-1-antitrypsin anomalies were detected. The skin lesions are probably related to the release of the pancreatic enzymes into the blood.