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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul 13;9(2):86-90.
doi: 10.1159/000477456. eCollection 2017 May-Aug.

Sweet's Syndrome Arising in a Scar

Casey M Chern  1 , Michael Royer  2 , Winston Turnage  3
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Sweet's Syndrome Arising in a Scar

Casey M Chern et al. Case Rep Dermatol. .

Abstract

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet's syndrome) is an uncommon inflammatory cutaneous disorder. It presents with lesions which are tender, erythematous, edematous papules and under histologic examination show dense neutrophilic infiltration of the dermis. These lesions are often accompanied by leukocytosis and fever. This paper reports a unique case of acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis presenting as a Koebner response to a linear scar.

Keywords: Karyorrhexis; Koebnerization; Neutrophilic dermatosis; Sweet's syndrome.

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Red indurated plaques on central face, chin, and neck of patient.
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Erythematous-to-violaceous indurated papules and plaques most pronounced on the left knee in the area of a linear, vertically oriented surgical scar.
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Neutrophilic dermatosis with leukocytoclasis and mild papillary dermal edema. H&E. Original magnification ×20.
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Neutrophilic dermatosis with leukocytoclasis and mild papillary dermal edema. H&E. Original magnification ×200.
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