Sánchez-Otero MJ, Flores-Rodríguez A, Gómez-García LÁ, Franco-Márquez R, Ocampo-Candiani J

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ABSTRACT

Background: Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, or Sweet’s syndrome has a variety of clinical findings that include fever, neutrophilia and painful erythematous lesions composed of a perivascular neutrophilic infiltrate. Varieties include idiopathic, drug induced, or malignancy associated.
Clinical case: A 59-year-old female patient with Sweet’s syndrome associated to ovarian cancer with disseminated painful erythematous plaques on head and limbs.
Conclusions: This case emphasizes the importance of prompt diagnosis and a multidisciplinary approach in patients with Sweet’s syndrome.

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