Sweet's syndrome associated with cellulitis - a challenging diagnosis
An. bras. dermatol
; 91(1): 94-96, Jan.-Feb. 2016. graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Sweet's syndrome is a neutrophilic dermatosis with worldwide distribution that has been associated with inflammatory autoimmune diseases, infections, malignancies, drugs, and pregnancy. The disease is idiopathic in up to 50% of patients. A 64-year-old woman, diagnosed with right limb cellulitis (4 days of evolution), was seen at our department, due to persistent cellulitis and progressive appearance of painful nodules and plaques in both shins and the right forearm (2 days of evolution). Taken together, clinical, laboratory and pathological data suggested the diagnosis of Sweet's syndrome, probably secondary to cellulitis of the right inferior limb. We suggest that cellulitis may be associated with Sweet's syndrome, a rare association in the literature.
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Main subject:
Cellulitis
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Sweet Syndrome
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Portugal
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital de Braga/PT