Wells' syndrome associated with ulcerative colitis: A case report and literature review

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 250-252

  Sakaria, Sonali S ^a   Ravi, Anupama ^a   Swerlick, Robert ^b   Sitaraman, Shanthi ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic cellulitis; Inflammatory bowel disease; Ulcerative colitis; Wells' syndrome

Indexed keywords

DIIODOHYDROXYQUIN; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; TOXOCARA CANIS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WELLS SYNDROME;

ADULT; CELLULITIS; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLONOSCOPY; COMORBIDITY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; SYNDROME;

EID: 33947707769     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: 14355922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-006-1985-9     Document Type: Article

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