Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells-syndrome);Eosinophile zellulitis (Wells-Syndrom)

Hautarzt

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 182-186

  Plötz, Sabine Gisela ^b   Abeck, Dietrich ^a   Behrendt, Heidrun ^b   Simon, Hans Uwe ^b   Ring, Johannes ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dapson; Eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP); Eosinophilic cellulitis; Interleukin 5; T cells; Wells'syndrome

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG RESPONSE; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; SUPPRESSOR CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; WELLS SYNDROME;

EID: 0342804388     PISSN: 00178470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001050051101     Document Type: Article

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