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Case Reports
. 2012 Sep;3(3):187-9.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.101815.

Wells syndrome

Manish Bansal  1 , Tulika Rai, Shyam S Pandey
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Case Reports

Wells syndrome

Manish Bansal et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2012 Sep.

Abstract

Wells syndrome or eosinophilic cellulitis is characterized clinically by an acute dermatitis resembling cellulitis and histopathologically by dermal eosinophilic infiltration. Various morphological presentations have been described. We report a 32-year-old female with recurrent, erythematous plaques on left forearm of 8 months duration, associated with mild itching that resolved leaving mild hyperpigmentation.

Keywords: Cellulitis; Wells syndrome; eosinophils.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Clinical photograph showing erythematous and indurated plaque on the flexor aspect of left forearm below elbow (encircled)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Photomicrograph showing moderately dense superficial and deep perivascular and periappendageal infiltrate of eosinophils and lymphocytes (arrows) (H and E, ×100)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Photomicrograph showing eosinophils scattered in the interstitium of reticular dermis and around the deep vascular plexus (arrow) (H and E, ×400)
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