Successful treatment of eosinophilic cellulitis with dapsone
| Autor: | Virgínia Coelho de Sousa, Jorge Cardoso, André Laureano Oliveira |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Dermatology Leg Dermatoses Dapsone Dapsone Eosinophilic cellulitis Urticaria Wells’ syndrome Malaise 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Anti-Infective Agents Eosinophilia Erythematous plaque medicine Humans business.industry Inflammatory skin disease Treatment options Cellulitis General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Clinical diagnosis Eosinophilic cellulitis Arm Female medicine.symptom business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Coelho de Sousa, Virgínia; Laureano Oliveira, André; & Cardoso, Jorge. (2016). Successful treatment of eosinophilic cellulitis with dapsone. Dermatology Online Journal, 22(7). Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9v67b10b |
| Popis: | A 55-year-old woman presented with a 3-year history of recurrent episodes of pruritic cellulitis-like erythematous plaques, mostly located on the limbs. Simultaneously, fever, malaise and peripheral eosinophilia were noted. The clinical diagnosis of eosinophilic cellulitis (also known as Well's syndrome) was supported by the histopathological finding of typical "flame figures". Treatment with dapsone was initiated at a dose of 50 mg per day. After one year of follow-up the patient was relapse-free. Eosinophilic cellulitis is an uncommon, recurrent inflammatory skin disease. The management is often a challenge, due to the frequent need for long-term therapy. Dapsone is an effective and safe treatment option. |
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