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Eosinophilic cellulitis successfully treated with Methotrexate
Author(s) -
Yeon Janice,
Chan Renee CF,
Zagarella Samuel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/ajd.13358
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , cellulitis , methotrexate , eosinophilia , eosinophilic , surgery , pathology
Eosinophilic cellulitis is a rare inflammatory skin disease of unknown aetiology, first described by George Wells in 1971 as a recurrent granulomatous dermatitis with eosinophilia. It is typically characterised by recurrent pruritic erythematous plaques, vesicles or bullae usually involving the extremities and trunk. Many cases of eosinophilic cellulitis are difficult to treat and traditionally require long course of oral steroids, resulting in steroid side effects. This case adds to the literature in that we report the use of methotrexate to treat eosinophilic cellulitis, as a safe and efficacious therapeutic alternative.

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