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Eosinophilic Cellulitis (eosinophilic + cellulitis)
Selected AbstractsEosinophilic cellulitis in an infantINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, Issue 5 2010Hyung-Sik Moon MD No abstract is available for this article. [source] Eosinophilic cellulitis presented with semicircular patternTHE JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, Issue 11 2006Ozlem KARABUDAK ABSTRACT Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells' syndrome) is a rare condition of unknown etiology and pathogenesis. It is characterized by erythematous plaques and a histological picture of dermal eosinophilic infiltration with "flame figures". The typical clinical presentation of eosinophilic cellulitis is mildly pruritic cellulite-like plaques. Urticarial, vesiculo-bullous, nodular and papulonodular variants were also reported. Herein, we describe a patient with annular and semicircular manifestations of eosinophilic cellulitis. It was treated successfully with low-dose cyclosporine A treatment. [source] Nodular presentation of eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells' syndrome)CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY, Issue 8 2001S A. Holme Eosinophilic cellulitis is a rare condition of unknown aetiology. The classical presentation is of a tender or mildly pruritic cellulitis-like eruption, that has typical histology characterized by tissue eosinophilia, oedema and ,flame' figures. Other reported clinical presentations include papular and nodular eruptions. It may be recurrent, and preceded at a variable time by a pruritic papular eruption. We describe a patient with the rare nodular variant of eosinophilic cellulitis affecting the palms of the hands, which occurred 2 years after a nonspecific pruritic papular eruption, without an obvious precipitant and in the absence of the more typical cellulitis-like plaques. [source] Dermatitis cruris pustulosa et atrophicans , a frequent but poorly understood tropical skin condition , a case report from Burkina FasoINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, Issue 5 2008Guido Bens MD Dermatitis cruris pustulosa et atrophicans (DCPA) is a benign inflammatory skin disease of the younger population in the tropics. Although this pustular skin condition of particular topography is frequently seen by dermatologists in tropical countries, its origin remains unknown. We report the case of a young woman with DCPA associated with prurigo nodularis. A bacterial origin has not been demonstrated in this case. Histology showed an intraepidermal neutrophilic pustule with dermal and subcutaneous infiltration by neutrophils and eosinophils forming flame figures. Different pathogenic hypotheses are discussed with special regard to a potential relationship between DCPA and eosinophilic cellulitis. [source] Collagenolytic (necrobiotic) granulomas: part II , the ,red' granulomasJOURNAL OF CUTANEOUS PATHOLOGY, Issue 6 2004Jane M. Lynch The altered fibers lose their distinct boundaries and exhibit new staining patterns, becoming either more basophilic or eosinophilic. Within the area of altered collagen, there may be deposition of acellular substances such as mucin (blue) or fibrin (red), or there may be neutrophils with nuclear dust (blue), eosinophils (red), or flame figures (red). These color distinctions can be used as a simple algorithm for the diagnosis of collagenolytic granulomas, i.e. ,blue' granulomas vs. ,red' granulomas. Eight diagnoses are included within these two groupings, which are discussed in this two-part article. In the previously published first part, the clinical presentation, pathogenesis and histologic features of the ,blue' collagenolytic granulomas were discussed. These are the lesions of granuloma annulare, Wegener's granulomatosis, and rheumatoid vasculitis. In this second half of the series, the ,red' collagenolytic granulomas are discussed; these are the lesions of necrobiosis lipoidica, necrobiotic xanthogranuloma, rheumatoid nodules, Churg,Strauss syndrome, and eosinophilic cellulitis (Well's Syndrome). [source] Collagenolytic (necrobiotic) granulomas: part 1 , the ,blue' granulomasJOURNAL OF CUTANEOUS PATHOLOGY, Issue 5 2004Jane M. Lynch A collagenolytic or necrobiotic non-infectious granuloma is one in which a granulomatous infiltrate develops around a central area of altered collagen and elastic fibers. The altered fibers lose their distinct boundaries and exhibit new staining patterns, becoming either more basophilic or eosinophilic. Within the area of altered collagen, there may be deposition of acellular substances such as mucin (blue) or fibrin (red), or there may be neutrophils with nuclear dust (blue), eosinophils (red), or flame figures (red). These color distinctions can be used as a simple algorithm for the diagnosis of collagenolytic granulomas, i.e. ,blue' granulomas vs. ,red' granulomas. Eight diagnoses are included within these two groupings, which are discussed in this two-part article. In this first part, the clinical presentation, pathogenesis, and histologic features of the ,blue' collagenolytic granulomas are discussed. These are the lesions of granuloma annulare, Wegener's granulomatosis, and rheumatoid vasculitis. In the subsequent half of this two-part series, the ,red' collagenolytic granulomas will be discussed; these are the lesions of necrobiosis lipoidica, necrobiotic xanthogranuloma, rheumatoid nodules, Churg,Strauss syndrome, and eosinophilic cellulitis (Well's syndrome). [source] Eosinophilic cellulitis presented with semicircular patternTHE JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, Issue 11 2006Ozlem KARABUDAK ABSTRACT Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells' syndrome) is a rare condition of unknown etiology and pathogenesis. It is characterized by erythematous plaques and a histological picture of dermal eosinophilic infiltration with "flame figures". The typical clinical presentation of eosinophilic cellulitis is mildly pruritic cellulite-like plaques. Urticarial, vesiculo-bullous, nodular and papulonodular variants were also reported. Herein, we describe a patient with annular and semicircular manifestations of eosinophilic cellulitis. It was treated successfully with low-dose cyclosporine A treatment. [source] Annular erythema with eosinophilia: A subset of Wells' syndromeAUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, Issue 4 2007R. Howes We present a 52-year-old lady with a 5-year history of a persistent, widespread, annular erythema associated with lethargy, arthralgias, and an inflammatory synovitis. Skin biopsies have shown mild lichenoid change at the dermoepidermal junction; and oedema, mucin, and a diffuse lymphocytic and eosinophilic infiltrate without flame figures in the dermis. A full blood count including an eosinophil count; liver, renal and thyroid function; rheumatoid factor, ANA, ENA, dsDNA, complement studies, immunoglobulins, and serum protein elecrophoresis and immunoelectrophoresis; flow cytometry of peripheral blood for lymphocyte markers; stool examination for ova, cysts and parasites; and a CT scan of the chest and abdomen have shown no significant abnormality. Hydroxychloroquine has stabilised but not cleared her condition. Cases presenting clinically with annular erythema and histologically with eosinophilic cellulitis are difficult to classify. We discuss the classification of this case in the context of the literature. [source] Hypereosinophilic syndrome with various skin lesions and juvenile temporal arteritisCLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY, Issue 5 2009K. Ito Summary Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a multisystem disease with a high mortality rate. It is characterized by peripheral blood eosinophilia and eosinophilic infiltration of the skin and many other organs. The commonest cutaneous features include erythematous pruritic maculopapules and nodules, angio-oedema or urticarial plaques. However, some case reports have indicated that eosinophilic cellulitis, cutaneous necrotizing eosinophilic vasculitis, Raynaud's phenomenon and digital gangrene may also occur as cutaneous features of HES. Juvenile temporal arteritis (JTA) of unknown cause is characterized by an asymptomatic nodule in the temporal artery area in young adults. Histologically, the lesion is characterized by a significant intimal thickening with moderate eosinophilic infiltrates, constriction or occlusion of the vascular lumen and absence of giant cells. We report a patient with HES presenting with eosinophilic cellulitis, Raynaud's phenomenon, digital gangrene and JTA. JTA may also be one of the features of HES. [source] Nodular presentation of eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells' syndrome)CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY, Issue 8 2001S A. Holme Eosinophilic cellulitis is a rare condition of unknown aetiology. The classical presentation is of a tender or mildly pruritic cellulitis-like eruption, that has typical histology characterized by tissue eosinophilia, oedema and ,flame' figures. Other reported clinical presentations include papular and nodular eruptions. It may be recurrent, and preceded at a variable time by a pruritic papular eruption. We describe a patient with the rare nodular variant of eosinophilic cellulitis affecting the palms of the hands, which occurred 2 years after a nonspecific pruritic papular eruption, without an obvious precipitant and in the absence of the more typical cellulitis-like plaques. [source] | ||||||||||