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Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis

Dermatose neutrofílica febril aguda

Category

Definition

Sweet syndrome (the eponym for acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis) is characterised by a constellation of clinical symptoms, physical features, and pathological findings which include fever, neutrophilia, tender erythematous skin lesions (papules, nodules, and plaques), and a diffuse infiltrate consisting predominantly of mature neutrophils that are typically located in the upper dermis. Sweet syndrome presents in three clinical settings: classical (or idiopathic), malignancy-associated, and drug-induced.

Inclusions

  • Sweet syndrome

Index Terms

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosisSweet syndromeSweet diseaseAcute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, classical typeSweet syndrome, classical typeAcute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, paraneoplasticSweet syndrome associated with malignancySweet syndrome, paraneoplasticAcute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, drug-inducedSweet syndrome due to drugNeutrophilic dermatosis of the handsAcral Sweet syndromeNeutrophilic dermatosis of the dorsal handsSweet disease of the dorsa of the handsAtypical pyoderma gangrenosum of the hands