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Eosinophilic cellulitis case report: treatment options
The Australasian Journal of Dermatology
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
Eosinophilic cellulitis in a 56 year old woman is described. The patient responded well to oral prednisolone, but attempts to withdraw the corticosteroid resulted in relapses. Remission was achieved with a combination of dapsone, antihistamine and alternate-day prednisolone.
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