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Case Reports
. 2021 Apr;72(4):332-336.
doi: 10.1007/s00105-020-04687-z.

[Eosinophilic annular erythema in a 20-month-old girl]

[Article in German]
Verena Paulitschke  1 , Julia Tittes  2 , Adrian Tanew  2 , Sonja Radakovic  2
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Case Reports

[Eosinophilic annular erythema in a 20-month-old girl]

[Article in German]
Verena Paulitschke et al. Hautarzt. 2021 Apr.

Abstract
in English, German

We report on a 20-month-old girl with urticarial and partially annular skin lesions that were disseminated over the whole integument. The lesions persisted over 1 week and then gradually faded and reappeared on new body sites. The histological examination of a skin biopsy revealed an urticarial inflammation pattern with interstitial edema and a diffuse infiltration with many eosinophilic granulocytes without flame figures, neutrophils and lymphocytes. Laboratory investigations were inconspicuous and there was no eosinophilia. A diagnosis of eosinophilic annular erythema (EAE) of childhood was made which is a benign self-limiting skin disorder belonging to the group of eosinophilic dermatoses.

Wir berichten über ein 20 Monate altes Mädchen mit teils anulären, urtikariellen Hautveränderungen am gesamten Integument, die bis zu 1 Woche persistierten und dann an neuen Stellen auftraten. Die histologische Aufarbeitung zeigte ein urtikarielles Entzündungsmuster mit interstitiellem Ödem und einem Infiltrat mit Lymphozyten, Neutrophilen und vielen eosinophilen Granulozyten ohne Flammenfiguren. Das Labor war unauffällig. In Zusammenschau stellten wir die Diagnose eines eosinophilen anulären Erythems (EAE) im Kindesalter, das zu den eosinophilen Dermatosen zählt.

Keywords: Eosinophilic dermatosis; Histology; Urticarial inflammation pattern; Urticarial lesions; Wells syndrome.

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