Wells syndrome: A rare disorder affecting the skin and characterized by a flame-shaped patch of raised red skin which eventually undergoes changes such as blistering and altered color. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Wells syndrome is available below.
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Prognosis for Wells syndrome: lasts for about a year but severity is variable
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Wells syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Wells syndrome, or a subtype of Wells syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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