Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells' syndrome) in association with angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy.

نویسندگان

  • Regina Renner
  • Friederike Kauer
  • Regina Treudler
  • Dietger Niederwieser
  • Jan C Simon
چکیده

Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells' syndrome) is an uncommon inflammatory disease with clinical polymorphism. It is often associated with infectious, allergic or myeloproliferative diseases; however, the exact aetiology is unknown. This report describes a rare case of eosinophilic cellulitis in association with angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy. The typical skin findings of Wells' syndrome disappeared completely following chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Acta dermato-venereologica

دوره 87 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007