Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells' syndrome) successfully treated with low-dose cyclosporine.

Eosinophilic Cellulitis: Report of a case and literature review

Eosinophilic cellulitis is a rare skin disorder may be idiopathic or be associated with other conditions. We present a 42- year- old female patient with bilateral atypical cellulitis – like lesions on her arms. The patient had a documented infection with Leptospira recently, and had a positive history for fascioliasis two years before.Histopathology examination of the l...

Successful Treatment of Steroid-Dependent Eosinophilic Cellulitis With Cyclosporine

Eosinophilic cellulitis (EC) is a rare idiopathic disorder, first described as a "recurrent granulomatous dermatitis with eosinophilia", that mimics cellulitis of infectious origin. We describe here a previously healthy 11-year-old girl who experienced fever and tender erythematous patch lesions after trauma to her knees. Because of the relapsing cellulitis-like skin lesions, skin biopsies were...

Eosinophilic cellulitis (Well’s syndrome)= باهتلا جيسن يولخ تاضمحلاب Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells syndrome) In 1971, George Wells first described this syndrome as a recurrent granulomatous dermatitis with eosinophilia.1 Wells and Smith renamed it eosinophilic cellulitis in 1979.2

Neonatal Wells Syndrome Associated With Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis

Background: Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells syndrome) is an uncommon eosinophilic dermatosis of unknown pathogenesis, which signals undiagnosed infectious, malignant or systemic disease. It has been reported exceptionally in association with inflammatory bowel disease. Case report: A 7-month-old female infant, whose parents had no particular medical history, was seen for pruriginouspapulo-nodula...

Wells’ Syndrome Mimicking Facial Cellulitis: A Report of Two Cases

Wells' syndrome (WS), or eosinophilic cellulitis, is an uncommon inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology that typically presents with pruritic cellulitis-like plaques on the extremities. Therefore, WS is often misdiagnosed as bacterial cellulitis due to its similarity in presentation. Here, we report two cases of WS that masqueraded as bacterial facial cellulitis. Under treatment with oral ...