Canine Acute Eosinophilic Dermatitis with Edema (Wells-Like Syndrome)

Canine acute eosinophilic dermatitis with edema is an uncommon syndromic disorder in dogs with a unique clinical presentation. Most but not all dogs have a history of gastrointestinal upset preceding or concomitant with skin lesion onset. Affected dogs present with macular to generalized erythema that is most evident on the glabrous skin of the abdomen. Although the etiology is not known, an adverse drug reaction or a systemic type I hypersensitivity reaction may play a role. Some cases can be difficult to distinguish from canine sterile neutrophilic dermatosis due to overlapping clinical criteria and eosinophil degranulation in tissue section.