Wells' Syndrome Mimicking Facial Cellulitis: A Report of Two Cases
Wells' syndrome (WS), or eosinophilic cellulitis, is an uncommon inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology that typically presents with pruritic cellulitis-like plaques on the extremities. Therefore, WS is often misdiagnosed as bacterial cellulitis due to its similarity in presentation. Here,...
Main Authors: | Maxence Cormerais, Florence Poizeau, Laure Darrieux, Laurent Tisseau, Gilles Safa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2015-06-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Dermatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/432392 |
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