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Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis
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
Also indexed as
Acral Sweet syndromeAcute febrile neutrophilic dermatosisAcute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, classical typeAcute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, drug-inducedAcute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, paraneoplasticAtypical pyoderma gangrenosum of the handsNeutrophilic dermatosis of the dorsal handsNeutrophilic dermatosis of the handsSweet diseaseSweet disease of the dorsa of the handsSweet syndromeSweet syndrome associated with malignancySweet syndrome due to drugSweet syndrome, classical typeSweet syndrome, paraneoplastic