Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? Wells syndrome was first described by George Wells in 1971 as a “recurrent granulomatous dermatitis with eosinophilia”; it is also known as eosinophilic cellulitis. Characteristic findings on physical examination The diagnosis of Wells syndrome is based on clinical presentation and histology. Clinically, Wells Syndrome usually presents on the extremities…
Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? Dermatomyofibroma is a rare, benign, cutaneous neoplasm. Typically it presents as an indurated, plaque-like lesion on the shoulder girdle. Often the lesion will have been present for some time with slow growth. The prototypical patient is a young to middle-aged female; however, there have have been case reports of…
Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? The diagnosis of dermatofibroma (DF), also referred to as fibrous histiocytoma, is made clinically and confirmed histologically if warranted. A patient history of a solitary, slow-growing cutaneous nodule on the extremities of young to middle-aged adults, often female, is consistent with DF. Usually these lesions are asymptomatic. Characteristic findings…
