Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells' syndrome) associated with colon carcinoma.
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.
Hirsch
Katrin
K
Dept. of Dermatology, Klinikum der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Ludwig
Ralf J
RJ
Wolter
Manfred
M
Zollner
Thomas M
TM
Hardt
Katja
K
Kaufmann
Roland
R
Boehncke
Wolf-Henning
WH
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003082:Colectomy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome