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Bullous Eosinophilic Cellulitis in a Child Treated with Dapsone
Author(s) -
Moon SungHyuk,
Shin MinKyung
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01841.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dapsone , dermatology , cellulitis
Eosinophilic cellulitis, or Wells syndrome, is a rare but well‐described condition in which bullous lesions are uncommon, especially in childhood. We report a case of bullous eosinophilic cellulitis recalcitrant to steroid therapy in a 9‐year‐old boy who was successfully treated with oral dapsone.