Although panniculitis sometimes occurs during the course of connective tissue disease, it has most often been associated with lupus erythematosus rather than dermatomyositis.

• 虽然在结缔组织疾病的病程中原本有时就可以观察到脂层炎的表现，但是大多数病例是发生于红斑性狼疮的病人，只有极少数是发生于皮肌炎的病人。