Wells' syndrome

[welz]

Etymology: G.C. Wells, British dermatologist, 20th century

cellulitis with erythema, edema, and often blistering of the skin accompanied by eosinophilia, flame figures, and a mild fever. A single episode lasts 2 to 6 weeks, and recurrences or exacerbations are common. Also called eosinophilic cellulitis.

References in periodicals archive ?

Eosinophilic cellulitis or Wells' syndrome in a 6-year-old child.

Bullous "cellulitis" with eosinophilia: case report and review of Wells' syndrome in childhood.

Insect-bite-like Wells' syndrome in association with mantlezone lymphoma.

Wells' syndrome in childhood: case report and review of the literature.

Wells' syndrome following thiomersal-containing vaccinations.

The histopathogenesis of the flame figure in Wells' syndrome based on five cases.

A distinctive tissue reaction seen in Wells' syndrome and other diseases.

Wells' syndrome in children: varicella infection as a precipitating event.

Eozinofilik sellulit: on bir yasinda erkek olgu / Eosinophilic cellulitis: an 11-year-old male patient