A case of hypereosinophilic dermatitis.
- Author:
Jun Young KIM
;
Soo Nam KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hypereosinophilic dermatitis
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Dapsone;
Dermatitis*;
Eosinophilia;
Humans;
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome;
Hypersensitivity;
Lower Extremity;
Male;
Parasites;
Skin;
Steroids
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1991;29(2):267-271
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Hypereosinophilir. dermatitis, which was first described in 1981, is a clinically distinet disease within the spectrum of the hypereosinophilic syndrome. It is characterized by a generalized polymorphous pruritic eruptions and blood eosinophilia with minimal or no extracutaneous involvement known cause hypereosinophilia, namely parasites, allergies and drug association are absent in these patients. We present a patient with hypereosinophilic dermatitis who did not show evidence of systemic disease. The patient was a 18-year old male who had pruritic erythematous brownish elevated plaque on both lower extremities for 5 months. A)though the patients skin lesions improved after treatment with steroids and dapsone, after discontinuing medication, hypereosinophilia recurred.
