Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet's syndrome): a study of 15 cases in Iran

Abstract

Sweet's syndrome has a broad spectrum of clinical and pathologic findings in various areas of the world. Further investigation is necessary to determine the etiology and effect of environmental factors in this disease.

Sweet's syndrome: a retrospective study of 42 admitted patients in a Portuguese hospital

“…In the group of patients who reported a previous oropharyngeal infection, the syndrome was more frequent in the autumn, which may explain the seasonal variation of this syndrome also observed in other series 5 . Another interesting finding in this group was the lower prevalence of arthralgia, a finding that has not been described in other series, 5–7 and a lower mean temperature on admission and a shorter inpatient stay.…”

“…The pathogenesis of this disease is still largely unknown and its clinical features show variability. Since its first description by Dr Robert Sweet in 1964, several cases have been published in the literature, but patient series have shown conflicting results 4–7 …”

“…Since its first description by Dr Robert Sweet in 1964, several cases have been published in the literature, but patient series have shown conflicting results. [4][5][6][7]…”

Sweet's syndrome: a retrospective study of 90 cases from a tertiary care center

“…Sweet's syndrome predominates in women: sex ratios (women to men) vary from 1.18 to 15 . In the present series, the sex ratio reached 10 in people in the fifth decade of life.…”

Sweet syndrome: Clinical and Laboratory Findings of 31 Cases

“…Çalışmamızda çocuk hasta yoktu, ortalama görülme yaşı 48 yıl olup literatür ile uyumlu idi 1,10,12 . En sık görülme mevsimi ilkbahar ve kış olup Zamanian ve Ameri'nin çalışması ile uyumlu idi 13 . Başka bir çalışmada ise sık görüldüğü mevsimler ilkbahar ve sonbahar olarak bildirilmiştir 14 bir aşırı duyarlılık reaksiyonu olduğu düşünülmektedir 1,9,15 .…”