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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Skin Manifestations > Erythema > Sweet Syndrome
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Erythema > Sweet Syndrome

Preferred term

Sweet Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis
  • Dermatosis, Neutrophilic, Febrile, Acute
  • Disease, Gomm Button
  • Disease, Gomm-Button
  • Gomm Button Disease
  • Gomm-Button Disease
  • Neutrophilic Dermatosis, Acute Febrile
  • Sweet's Syndrome
  • Sweets Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Sweet's

Scope note

  • Condition characterized by large, rapidly extending, erythematous, tender plaques on the upper body usually accompanied by fever and dermal infiltration of neutrophilic leukocytes. It occurs mostly in middle-aged women, is often preceded by an upper respiratory infection, and clinically resembles ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME. Sweet syndrome is associated with LEUKEMIA.

History note

  • 2009 (1992)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016463

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