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Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells' syndrome) associated with colon carcinoma
Author(s) -
Hirsch Katrin,
Ludwig Ralf J.,
Wolter Manfred,
Zollner Thomas M.,
Hardt Katja,
Kaufmann Roland,
Boehncke WolfHenning
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
jddg: journal der deutschen dermatologischen gesellschaft
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1610-0387
pISSN - 1610-0379
DOI - 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2005.05726.x
Subject(s) - cellulitis , medicine , eosinophilic , eosinophilic esophagitis , dermatology , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , pathology , carcinoma , gastroenterology , disease , radiation therapy
Summary Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells' syndrome) is an inflammatory dermatosis characterized by marked eosinophilic infiltrates. Drugs and various infections are recognized causes of eosinophilic cellulitis. Eosinophilic cellulitis has been reported in non‐hematological malignancies in two patients with squamous cell carcinoma and one with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. We report the association of eosinophilic cellulitis with adenocarcinoma of the colon. Curative hemicolectomy led to a complete remission, suggesting that underlying malignancies can trigger eosinophilic cellulitis.