Wells' syndrome: report of a case and review of the literature

A 17‐year‐old woman presented with pruritic papules and plaque wheals on the upper and lower extremities, back, chest, and abdomen, which had appeared 4 months previously. Previous medical history revealed two surgical operations for ovarian cysts (the latter was 2 weeks prior to admittance to the hospital). There was family (brother) but no personal history of atopy, with no known drug allergies. A prior biopsy demonstrated urticaria. Physical examination revealed symmetric, widespread, pink‐red plaques with central clearing mostly on the buttocks, but also on the upper and lower extremities and trunk. With pressure, the lesions almost disappeared. Lymph nodes could not be palpated, and all other systems were normal ( Figs 1‐3 ).

Figure 1 Open in figure viewer PowerPoint Edematous plaques of Wells' syndrome are seen on the chest and abdomen