Wells Syndrome - An Odyssey.

Authors :: Heinig B
Vojvocic A
Lotti T
Tirant M
Wollina U
Source :: Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences [Open Access Maced J Med Sci] 2019 Jun 30; Vol. 7 (18), pp. 3002-3005. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 30 (Print Publication: 2019).
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: Background: Wells syndrome is a rare idiopathic dermatosis of the eosinophilic spectrum. Diagnostic criteria include cutaneous eruptions of variable morphology with eosinophilic infiltrates, peripheral blood eosinophilia, a relapsing, remitting course, and exclusion of systemic disease. Diagnosis is often delayed.<br />Case Presentation: We present a 28-year older man with recently developed pruritic and sometimes painful erythema. His medical history was positive for coughing in the evening that started in November 2012. Later, a pansinusitis developed. Early diagnosis improves the outcome.<br />Conclusion: Standardized treatment has yet to be developed. In our case, systemic corticosteroids were of limited value only.<br /> (Copyright: © 2019 Birgit Heinig, Aleksandra Vojvocic, Torello Lotti, Michael Tirant, Uwe Wollina.)