| Autor: |
Celestin Kouadio Ahogo, I P Gbery, B Vagamon, A Fauconneau |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 110-112 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2319-7250 |
| DOI: |
10.4103/2319-7250.203002 |
| Popis: |
A 5-year-old boy was referred because of urticarial flares with angioedema. Antihistamines and systemic steroids were not useful to prevent flares. At examination, at distance of a flare, chronic red-brownish plaques were found on the legs, trunk, and back, resembling granuloma annulare. The skin biopsy showed epithelioid and giant-cell granulomas, elastophagia, and “flames figures” surrounded with many eosinophils. A diagnosis of disseminated granuloma annulare-like variant of Wells' syndrome as described earlier by Caputo was made. A treatment with dapsone was initiated and enabled to stop flares. Wells' syndrome is a rare clinicopathologic entity with a chronic benign course and often misleading clinical presentation. Our case illustrates the clinical polymorphism and benefit of dapsone therapy. |
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