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EOSINOPHILIC CELLULITIS CASE REPORT: TREATMENT OPTIONS
Author(s) -
Lee Michael W.,
Nixon Rosemary L.
Publication year - 1994
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/j.1440-0960.1994.tb00908.x
Subject(s) - medicine , antihistamine , prednisolone , dapsone , cellulitis , dermatology , corticosteroid , surgery , anesthesia
S ummary Eosinophilic cellulitis in a 56 year old woman is described. The patient responded well to oral prednisolone, but attempts to withdraw the corticosteroid resulted in relapses. Remission was achieved with a combination of dapsone, antihistamine and alternate‐day prednisolone.