Korean J Dermatol.  1980 Aug;18(4):327-333.

Two Cases of Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis (Sweet's Syndrome)

• Choi YJ
• Kwon KS
• Chung TA

Abstract

We present two cases of acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis developed in women aged 56 and 52. One of the two patients deveIoped the lesions during longterm antituberculosis chemotherapy for her advanced pulmonary tuberculosis, The other case developed the lesions, initially at the site of acupuncture done for relief of her arthralgia, followed by the involvement of the other sites. The etiology of acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis is not clear, however, hypersensitivity and association with systemic diseases such as upper respiratory infection, malignancies, ulcerative colitis and pyoderma gangrenosum are postulated.

MeSH Terms

Acupuncture
Arthralgia
Colitis, Ulcerative
Drug Therapy
Female
Humans
Hypersensitivity
Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Sweet Syndrome*
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary