Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis - Sweet syndrome
Boudyšová, M.; Ettler, K.; Podhola, M.; Simková, M.
Casopis Lekaru Ceskych 151(7): 359-361
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-7335 PMID: 22913789 Document Number: 663741
Sweet syndrome also termed acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis is characterized by the abrupt onset of fever, leukocytosis and demarcated papules and nodules, which show dense neutrophilic infiltrates in histopathology. This syndrome is often associated with malignant and immunological conditions. Treatment with systemic glucocorticoids is successful. In the following we describe a case of a 66 year-old woman patient, who had skin problems after being reoperated for umbilical hernia.