Sweet's syndrome with pustules as the main symptom:a case report and review of the literature
WANG Qing
DENG Xiao-rong
LV Jing
Abstract：A 67-year-old female presented with rashes on her hands accompanied with pain for 8 days,which later involved her ankles and instep for 6 days.A dermatological examination revealed that multiple red papules ranging in size from rice grains to green beans,as well as edematous red patches ranging from the size of soybeans to eggs,visible on both hands,feet and ankles.Some papules and patches were scattered or densely distributed,varying in size from needle tips to green beans.Laboratory examination showed peripheral white blood cell count of 13.29×109/L,percentage of neutrophils at 82.7% and C-reactive protein level of 107.21 mg/L.Histopathological examination revealed an intraepidermal pustule and dense infiltration of neutrophils in the dermis.The diagnosis of sweet's syndrome was made.After being treated with systemic corticosteroid for a month,the skin lesions basically disappeared.No recurrence was observed during the 8-month follow-up period.
Keywords：Sweet's syndromeAcute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis
Publication Date：2023-08-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 251-254 )