Atypical Histiocyte-Rich Sweet’s Syndrome

Sweet’s Syndrome is a rare neutrophilic dermatosis thought to be a result of immune dysregulation occurring in the setting of drug exposure, recent infection, pregnancy, and underlying malignancy or idiopathic with specific and widely accepted diagnostic criteria established in the literature. Other...

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Main Authors: Sharon Chi, Marcia Leung, Mark Carmichael, Michael Royer, Sunghun Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8150719
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description Sweet’s Syndrome is a rare neutrophilic dermatosis thought to be a result of immune dysregulation occurring in the setting of drug exposure, recent infection, pregnancy, and underlying malignancy or idiopathic with specific and widely accepted diagnostic criteria established in the literature. Other organ systems can be involved with varying degrees of severity. An unusual case of Sweet’s Syndrome associated with myopericarditis, acral involvement, and atypical histological findings with predominance of histiocytes is described here.
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spelling doaj-art-f7faf037fee2428fa631e7b1633431842025-02-03T05:50:49ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712017-01-01201710.1155/2017/81507198150719Atypical Histiocyte-Rich Sweet’s SyndromeSharon Chi0Marcia Leung1Mark Carmichael2Michael Royer3Sunghun Cho4Internal Medicine Residency Program, Tripler Army Medical Center, 1 Jarrett White Road, Honolulu, HI 96859, USAJohn A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USAHematology-Oncology Service, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, USADepartment of Pathology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USADermatology Service, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, USASweet’s Syndrome is a rare neutrophilic dermatosis thought to be a result of immune dysregulation occurring in the setting of drug exposure, recent infection, pregnancy, and underlying malignancy or idiopathic with specific and widely accepted diagnostic criteria established in the literature. Other organ systems can be involved with varying degrees of severity. An unusual case of Sweet’s Syndrome associated with myopericarditis, acral involvement, and atypical histological findings with predominance of histiocytes is described here.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8150719
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