TY - JOUR
T1 - A case presentation of Sweet's syndrome and discussion of life- threatening dermatoses
AU - Silverman, Michael A.
AU - Datner, Elizabeth M.
AU - Jolly, B. Tilman
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Sweet first described acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis in 1964. Since then, more than 425 cases of this typically benign, steroid-responsive disease have been recorded. Although often associated with myelodysplastic syndromes or hematologic malignancies, Sweet's syndrome has also been related to pregnancy, autoimmune disorders, and many drug therapies. Although it is not typically an acutely life-threatening illness, there is a potential for significant pulmonary involvement and respiratory compromise. Additionally, emergency physicians should be aware of this unusual disease and its frequent association with systemic illnesses. We report the first case of Sweet's syndrome in the emergency medicine literature and present a review and discussion of several common life-threatening dermatoses.
AB - Sweet first described acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis in 1964. Since then, more than 425 cases of this typically benign, steroid-responsive disease have been recorded. Although often associated with myelodysplastic syndromes or hematologic malignancies, Sweet's syndrome has also been related to pregnancy, autoimmune disorders, and many drug therapies. Although it is not typically an acutely life-threatening illness, there is a potential for significant pulmonary involvement and respiratory compromise. Additionally, emergency physicians should be aware of this unusual disease and its frequent association with systemic illnesses. We report the first case of Sweet's syndrome in the emergency medicine literature and present a review and discussion of several common life-threatening dermatoses.
KW - Febrile dermatoses
KW - Sweet's syndrome
KW - acute dermatosis
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U2 - 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90125-4
DO - 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90125-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 8924139
AN - SCOPUS:0029944615
SN - 0735-6757
VL - 14
SP - 165
EP - 169
JO - American Journal of Emergency Medicine
JF - American Journal of Emergency Medicine
IS - 2
ER -