Korean J Dermatol.
2006 Feb;44(2):179-184.
Three Cases of Wells' Syndrome
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. kgmcmcdm@yahoo.co.kr
Abstract
- Wells' syndrome was first described by Wells in 1971 as a recurrent granulomatous dermatitis with eosinophilia and was later named eosinophilic cellulitis. It is defined by the following criteria: sudden onset of annular or circinate erythematous-edematous patches that rapidly evolve to morphea-like blue-slate-colored plaques; a histological feature characterized usually by the presence of 'flame figures'; non-constant blood hypereosinophilia. We present clinical and histopathologic features of three cases of eosinophilic cellulitis.
