title: Wells' syndrome: report of 2 cases.
abstract: Wells' syndrome is a rare dermatological disease whose origin remains uncertain. Based on clinical, biological and etiological data, it might be recognized as a major form of urticaria. The triggering factors are numerous and unspecific. As revealed by the 51Cr-EDTA test which measures intestinal permeability, the lesions do not seem to be caused by an excess of antigens passing through the intestinal mucosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paquet
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laso-Dosal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de la Brassinne
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D004804:Eosinophils; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010539:Permeability; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D004492:Edetic Acid