title: Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells' syndrome) associated with colon carcinoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Dermatology, Klinikum der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Katrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: Ralf J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolter
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Zollner
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hardt
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
authors.forename: Wolf-Henning
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Boehncke
mesh_terms: 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