A case report of recurrent Well’s syndrome masquerading as cellulitis

Eosinophilic cellulitis (Well’s syndrome) is a rare relapsing inflammatory disorder characterized by infiltration of eosinophils into the dermis. Although rare, WS should be considered in patients with a history of asthma and skin lesions that are resistant to antibiotic therapy. We report a case of...

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Autores principales: Anum Qureshi, Jasmine Manley, Tristan Flack, Mark H. Lowitt
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ffed2c7a9c064bf9ab5e0cad98ef02e22021-11-17T14:21:57ZA case report of recurrent Well’s syndrome masquerading as cellulitis2000-966610.1080/20009666.2021.1979737https://doaj.org/article/ffed2c7a9c064bf9ab5e0cad98ef02e22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2021.1979737https://doaj.org/toc/2000-9666Eosinophilic cellulitis (Well’s syndrome) is a rare relapsing inflammatory disorder characterized by infiltration of eosinophils into the dermis. Although rare, WS should be considered in patients with a history of asthma and skin lesions that are resistant to antibiotic therapy. We report a case of recurrent WS. A 67-year-old woman with a history of asthma presented with a longstanding left pretibial ulcer with surrounding erythema, pain, and serous drainage, which had failed treatment with oral and parenteral antibiotics. Skin biopsy revealed eosinophilic cellulitis. Rapid improvement occurred with systemic steroid treatment; however, recurrent disease in the perineum developed as corticosteroids were tapered.Anum QureshiJasmine ManleyTristan FlackMark H. LowittTaylor & Francis Grouparticlewell’s syndromeprednisonecellulitisInternal medicineRC31-1245ENJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, Vol 11, Iss 6, Pp 866-870 (2021)
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topic well’s syndrome
prednisone
cellulitis
Internal medicine
RC31-1245
spellingShingle well’s syndrome
prednisone
cellulitis
Internal medicine
RC31-1245
Anum Qureshi
Jasmine Manley
Tristan Flack
Mark H. Lowitt
A case report of recurrent Well’s syndrome masquerading as cellulitis
description Eosinophilic cellulitis (Well’s syndrome) is a rare relapsing inflammatory disorder characterized by infiltration of eosinophils into the dermis. Although rare, WS should be considered in patients with a history of asthma and skin lesions that are resistant to antibiotic therapy. We report a case of recurrent WS. A 67-year-old woman with a history of asthma presented with a longstanding left pretibial ulcer with surrounding erythema, pain, and serous drainage, which had failed treatment with oral and parenteral antibiotics. Skin biopsy revealed eosinophilic cellulitis. Rapid improvement occurred with systemic steroid treatment; however, recurrent disease in the perineum developed as corticosteroids were tapered.
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title A case report of recurrent Well’s syndrome masquerading as cellulitis
title_short A case report of recurrent Well’s syndrome masquerading as cellulitis
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