Sweet syndrome

An uncommon self-limited (5–12 weeks) condition characterised by single or multiple erythematous papules and plaques ± accompanied by pustules; it is more common in females; in males, it is associated with cancer including lymphoma, leukaemia, solid tumours and myeloproliferative disorders; it is also associated with ulcerative colitis, monoclonal gammopathies, rheumatoid arthritis, erythema nodosum, Sjögren syndrome, lupus erythematosus, vaccinations and various infections
Management Systemic steroids
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Sweet syndrome

Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis A rare condition characterized by fever, neutrophilia, and erythematous non-ulcerating papules on the face, neck, upper thorax, extremities
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Sweet syndrome

(swēt)
[R. D. Sweet, contemporary Brit. physician]
A febrile illness with raised painful plaques on the limbs, face, and neck; neutrophilic leukocytosis; and dense neutrophilic infiltrates in the skin lesions. It responds promptly to treatment with glucocorticoids. Although the cause is unknown, the condition is often associated with the administration of drugs (such as hydralazine or sulfa drugs) and occasionally is found in persons with connective tissue diseases, hematological malignancies, or inflammatory bowel disease.
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Sweet,

Robert Douglas, 20th century English dermatologist.
Sweet disease - Synonym(s): acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis; Sweet syndrome
Sweet syndrome - Synonym(s): Sweet disease
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Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, previously called Sweet syndrome, is an uncommon condition characterized by fever, elevated neutrophil count, and tender, red, cutaneous papules, plaques, or nodules.
Histiocytoid Sweet syndrome successfully treated with etanercept
Adding the history of fever, laboratorial abnormalities, and the histologic findings on skin biopsy, a component of the Sweet Syndrome was assumed.
Azathioprine-induced interstitial nephritis in an anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) myeloperoxidase (MPO) vasculitis patient
He said he had symptoms of Sweet Syndrome: lack of appetite, loss of weight, itchiness of the skin, pain in the joints.
Joma dares Duterte to disclose health condition
Rybojad et al., "Chronic recurrent lymphocytic sweet syndrome as a predictive marker of myelodysplasia: A report of 9 cases," JAMA Dermatology, vol.
Atypical Histiocyte-Rich Sweet's Syndrome
The relationship between neutrophilic dermatosis of the dorsal hands and Sweet syndrome: report of 9 cases and comparison to atypical pyoderma gangrenosum.
Neutrophilic dermatosis of the dorsal hands: a restrictive designation for an acral entity
During the previous 5 years, he had received multiple immunomodulatory drugs for treatment of natural killer cell deficiency, hyper-IL-6 syndrome, recurrent polychondritis, and Sweet syndrome. His medications were prednisone (42.5 mg/d), intravenous immunoglobulin (400 mg/kg monthly), and subcutaneous canakinumab (180 mg every 8 weeks, which began 3 weeks before onset of symptoms).
Mycobacterium arupense as an Emerging Cause of Tenosynovitis
Sweet syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis) is a disorder of unknown etiology.
Sweet syndrome: a case report and review of the literature
(1-4) Nocardiosis, specifically, has been reported in the literature in patients receiving infliximab for conditions such as Crohn's disease, psoriasis, Sweet syndrome, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Pulmonary nocardiosis in an adolescent patient with Crohn's disease treated with infliximab: a serious complication of TNF-alpha blockers
[8] Kou et al have reported a male with underlying lepromatous leprosy presenting with atypical reactional state simulating sweet syndrome. [9] A fatal case of erythema necroticans, the cause of death being septicemia secondary to skin ulcers and URTI ENL has been reported by Sethuraman et al and Petro et al.
Type 2 lepra reaction with ulceration (erythema necroticans) a case report
Once diagnosis is reached treatment is generally initiated to target any underlying diseases that include inflammatory bowel disease gammopathies paraproteinemias leukemias Behcet disease Sweet syndrome hepatitis HIV systemic lupus erythematosus and vasculitides.5
Pyoderma gangrenosum in pregnancy: a case with unusual presentation
Sweet syndrome is a neutrophilic dermatosis typically accompanied by fever, neutrophilia, and increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
Neutrophilic Panniculitis: Algorithmic Approach to a Heterogeneous Group of Disorders

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