Sweet's syndrome - Benign dermatosis or serious systemic disease?

Authors

  • Jorge Leitão Interno do lnternato Complementar de Medicina lnterna, Serviço de Medicina III dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
  • Conceição Reis Asslstente Hospilalar Graduado de Medicina lnterna, Serviço de Medicina III dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
  • Armando Malcata Assistente Hospilalar de Reumatologia, Serviço de Reumatologia dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
  • Armando Carvalho Assistente Hospilalar de Medicina lnterna, Serviço de Medicina III dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
  • Madalena Feio Assistente Hospitalar Eventual, Serviço de Medicina III dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
  • Rui Perdigoto Assistente Hospitalar Eventual, Serviço de Medicina III dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
  • Nascimento Costa Assistente Hospilalar de Medicina lnterna; Professor da Faculdade de Medicina, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
  • Jorge Silva Assistente Hospilalar de Reumatologia, Serviço de Reumatologia dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
  • José Moura Chefe de Serviço e Professor da Faculdade de Medicina, Serviço de Medicina dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
  • Armando Porto Chefe do Serviço e Professor Catedrático da Faculdade de Medicina dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra

Keywords:

Sweet's syndrome, acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis

Abstract

Sweet's syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis), frequently, has a systemic involve­ ment and is associated with infectious or inflam­matory diseases or neoplasms. So, this patients can be found in medicine or rheumatology war­ds.

Six cases of Sweet's syndrome are retrospec­ tively analised. The sex and age distribution and clinical features are similar to those of the lite­rature. Four patients had associated diseases. One of them had hepatic involvement, an extre­mely rare situation.

The authors conclude that the colaboration of the internist in the study and follow-up ofthese patients is necessary, because of the systemic caracteristics of the disease.

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1996-03-29

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Leitão J, Reis C, Malcata A, Carvalho A, Feio M, Perdigoto R, Costa N, Silva J, Moura J, Porto A. Sweet’s syndrome - Benign dermatosis or serious systemic disease?. RPMI [Internet]. 1996 Mar. 29 [cited 2024 May 18];3(1):24-8. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/2260

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (1996): Janeiro/ Março

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