Sweet’s Syndrome: A Classical Presentation of a Rare Disease

Sweet’s syndrome, also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is a rare disorder that typically presents with rapid appearance of tender skin lesions accompanied by fever and leukocytosis with neutrophilia. Its pathogenesis is not fully understood. The syndrome is generally classified into...

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Veröffentlicht in:JIM - high impact case reports 2019, Vol.7, p.2324709619895164-2324709619895164
Hauptverfasser: Mollaeian, Arash, Roudsari, Hadi, Talebi, Ebrahim
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Zusammenfassung:Sweet’s syndrome, also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is a rare disorder that typically presents with rapid appearance of tender skin lesions accompanied by fever and leukocytosis with neutrophilia. Its pathogenesis is not fully understood. The syndrome is generally classified into classical, malignancy-associated, and drug-induced categories, each of which has its specific characteristics. In this article, we present a case of classical Sweet’s syndrome in a woman who presented with an acute viral illness.
ISSN:2324-7096
2324-7096
DOI:10.1177/2324709619895164