A case of Wells' syndrome.
- Author:
Yeol Oh SUNG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Flame figure;
Wells syndrome
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Adult;
Biopsy;
Cellulitis;
Dermis;
Eosinophilia;
Eosinophils;
Female;
Humans;
Recurrence;
Skin Diseases;
Subcutaneous Fat
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1992;30(2):207-210
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Wells syndrome is a distinct,ive dermatosis clinically resemblin, acute cellulitis with sudden onset and spontaneous resolution after weeks or months without residue. Recurrences over many years are common. I report a case of Wells syndrome in a 38-year-old women whc had developed pruritic erythematous plaque on the left lower abdomen since a few moriths ago. The blood eosinophil count, was 6,900/mm and a biopsy specimen taken from an erythematous plaque showed diffuse tissue eosinophilia and many flame figures in the lower dermis and subcutaneous fat tissue.