[Diagnostic image (16). Sweet's syndrome]

K M Pauwels; H A Neumann

[Diagnostic image (16). Sweet's syndrome]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2000 Dec 16;144(51):2454.

[Article in Dutch]

Authors

K M Pauwels¹, H A Neumann

Affiliation

¹ Academisch Ziekenhuis, afd. Dermatologie, Postbus 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht.

PMID: 11151654

Abstract

In a 68-year-old man suffering from painful erythematous infiltrated nodules and plaques on the face, the neck and the hands Sweet's syndrome was diagnosed. Histopathological examination showed the typical massive dermal infiltration by neutrophylic granulocytes, without vasculitis. He was successfully treated with oral corticosteroids.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Prednisolone / therapeutic use
Skin / pathology*
Sweet Syndrome / diagnosis*
Sweet Syndrome / drug therapy
Sweet Syndrome / pathology
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Prednisolone