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Erythema Gyratum Repens Associated with Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Author(s) -
Morita Akimichi,
Sakakibara Noriyuki,
Tsuji Takuo
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1994.tb01804.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypereosinophilia , dermatology , repens , erythema , malignancy , pathology , eosinophilia , botany , biology
We report a case of typical erythema gyratum repens lesions observed as a manifestation of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome in a 63‐year‐old man. While erythema gyratum repens is usually associated with malignancy, an intensive search over a 30‐month period failed to reveal any evidence of neoplasm. With administration of dapsone, the typical gyrate lesions disappeared as the subject's hypereosinophilia improved.