Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells' syndrome) associated with colon carcinoma

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2005 Jul;3(7):530-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2005.05726.x.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biopsy
  • Cellulitis / diagnosis*
  • Cellulitis / pathology
  • Colectomy
  • Colonic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Colonic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Eosinophilia / diagnosis*
  • Eosinophilia / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / diagnosis*
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / pathology
  • Skin / pathology
  • Syndrome