Korean J Dermatol.
2004 Dec;42(12):1594-1596.
A Case of Wells' syndrome
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Eulji University, School of Medicine, Korea. lay5103@eulji.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, College of medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Wells' syndrome, also called eosinophilic cellulitis, is characterized by recurrent cutaneous swellings, which resemble acute bacterial cellulitis, distinctive histopathological changes, dermal eosinophilic infiltration and characteristic flame figure. A 53-year-old woman developed pruritic, erythematous, and edematous plaques on chest, abdomen, back and both upper arms. Histology of the plaques revealed a diffuse infiltration of eosinophils and flame figure in the dermis without granulomatous and vasculitic process, consistent with the diagnosis of Wells' syndrome.
