Sweet syndrome

Sweet syndrome

Definition

Sweet's syndrome (the eponym for acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis) is characterized by a constellation of clinical symptoms, physical features, and pathologic findings which include fever, neutrophilia, tender erythematous skin lesions (papules, nodules, and plaques), and a diffuse infiltrate consisting predominantly of mature neutrophils that are typically located in the upper dermis.

Also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, sweet syndrome — per MONDO

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