Wells syndrome associated with Churg–Strauss syndrome.
Churg–Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a systemic vasculitis occurring in patients with a history of asthma. Wells' syndrome (WS) is a rare inflammatory dermatosis that clinically resembles cellulitis, and is histologically characterized by eosinophilic infiltration and flame figures. We report a case of WS associated with CSS. There have been three previous reports of WS associated with CSS; ours is the fourth. All cases had bullous lesions, and three cases were positive for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies.
Fujimoto
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Department of Dermatology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan. noriki@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
Wakabayashi
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Kato
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Nishio
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Tanaka
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D000328:Adult; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors