Idiopathic Sweet's Syndrome accompanying bullous lesions: Case report

In this case an idiopathic SS that is associated with bullous palmar lesions but not associated with malignancy is presented and SS diagnosis is discussed.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Sweet's syndrome is a rare dermatosis which is characterized by painful red plaques, pyrexia, elevated neutrophil count, and acellular infiltrate consisting predominantly of neutrophils that are diffusely distributed in the upper dermiş.

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Key Findings & Data:It may be either associated with upper respiratory tract infections, hematologic malignancies, drug hypersensitivities, sarcoidosis, autoimmune disorders or may be idiopathic.

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Conclusion & Impact:In this case an idiopathic SS that is associated with bullous palmar lesions but not associated with malignancy is presented and SS diagnosis is discussed.

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

Sweet's syndrome is a rare dermatosis which is characterized by painful red plaques, pyrexia, elevated neutrophil count, and acellular infiltrate consisting predominantly of neutrophils that are diffusely distributed in the upper dermiş. It may be either associated with upper respiratory tract infections, hematologic malignancies, drug hypersensitivities, sarcoidosis, autoimmune disorders or may be idiopathic. In this case an idiopathic SS that is associated with bullous palmar lesions but not associated with malignancy is presented and SS diagnosis is discussed.

Özet

Sweet sendromu(SS) ağrılı eritematöz plaklar, ateş, artralji, periferik lökositoz, üst dermişte ödem ve yoğun nötrofil infıltrasyonu ile karakterime nadir görülen bit dermatozdur. Sendrom, üst solunum yolu enfeksiyonlan, hematolojik maligniteler, ilaç hipersensitivitesi, sarkoidoz, otoimmün hastalıldar ile birlikte görülebildiği gibi idiyopatik de olabilir. Burada büllöz lejyonlarla seyreden, fakat bu tabloya malignitenin eşlik etmediği idiyopatik bir SS olgusu sunulmakta ve SS tanısı tartışılmaktadır.

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KARADAĞ, N., AKI, T., KALAYCI, B., SEYHAN, E. M., KARINCAOĞLU, Y., ÖZCAN, H. (2022). Idiopathic Sweet's Syndrome accompanying bullous lesions: Case report. İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 11 - Sayı: 4, 255–258. https://ajindex.com/articles/548854

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