An uncommon inflammatory disorder of the skin that is characterized by the abrupt onset of painful, edematous, and erythematous lesions (papules, plaques, or nodules) (1). The lesion...
The most frequent symptom is fever, which may precede the cutaneous manifestations by several days to weeks and can be present throughout the entire episode.
Patients may report an ant...
In the classic subtype, symptoms may remit or show resolution without therapeutic intervention.
Successful management of the cancer in the malignancy-associated subtype occasional...
Chan MP, Duncan LM, Nazarian RM. Subcutaneous Sweet syndrome in the setting of myeloid disorders: a case series and review of the literature. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013;68(6):10...
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Consider Sweet syndrome in patients with abrupt onset of fever and asymmetric, erythematous, tender papules, plaques, or nodules.
Skin biopsy is diagnostic.
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