Deep sweet syndrome as a cause or fever of unknown origin. A case report and literature review
Mancheno-Valencia, A.; Káram-Orantes, M.; Arrazola-Guerrero, J.; Hajar-Serviansky, T.; Ochoa-Sánchez, P.; Rosas-Manzano, A.; Sánchez-Armendáriz, K.; Zepeda-López, P.; Vega-Memije, Mía.Elisa.; Toussaint-Caire, S.; Rodríguez-Carreón, A.Angélica.
Gaceta Medica de Mexico 147(6): 541-544
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-3813 PMID: 22116187 Document Number: 649348
Sweet syndrome is the prototype of neutrophilic dermatosis, which typically presents an intense inflammatory infiltrate of neutrophils in the epidermis and/or dermis, apparently due to a hypersensitivity reaction. This is a case of a 31 year-old woman with fever of more than three weeks duration and erythematous nudosities on her arms and legs. The histological study of a skin lesion showed a lobular inflammatory infiltrate of lymphocytes and neutrophils, with excellent response to prednisone. Therefore, it was concluded as subcutaneous sweet syndrome.