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[Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells syndrome)]. 1990

N E Oriban

Servicio de Dermatología del Hospital Español de Mendoza, Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, República Argentina.

There is a 37 years old patient with a erythemato-nodular pathology on her lower limbs, which has relapsed during three years. The characteristics of the eosinophilic cellulitis are observed in the microscopic study. The clinical and laboratory attributes of this entity are discussed, according to the world medical literature.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002481	Cellulitis	An acute, diffuse, and suppurative inflammation of loose connective tissue, particularly the deep subcutaneous tissues, and sometimes muscle, which is most commonly seen as a result of infection of a wound, ulcer, or other skin lesions.	Phlegmon
D004802	Eosinophilia	Abnormal increase of EOSINOPHILS in the blood, tissues or organs.	Eosinophilia, Tropical,Hypereosinophilia,Tropical Eosinophilia,Hypereosinophilias,Tropical Eosinophilias
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013577	Syndrome	A characteristic symptom complex.	Symptom Cluster,Cluster, Symptom,Clusters, Symptom,Symptom Clusters,Syndromes