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. 2024 Sep-Oct;69(5):423.
doi: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_202_24. Epub 2024 Oct 29.

Sweet Syndrome Mimicking Flagellate Dermatitis

Mendez-Flores Silvia  1 , Rebeca Palafox Romo  1 , Andrea Malagon Liceaga  1 , Marcela Saeb-Lima  2
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Sweet Syndrome Mimicking Flagellate Dermatitis

Mendez-Flores Silvia et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2024 Sep-Oct.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Dermatosis on day 1, showing slight linear erythema. Dermatosis on day 2, displaying erythematous-edematous plaques in a linear pattern, as well as confluence in other areas with erythematous plaques and infiltrated edema. Dermatosis on day 5, with clinical resolution within 48 hours following the increase of systemic steroids
Figure 2
Figure 2
The H&E-stained skin biopsy reveals significant dermal edema accompanied by a dense neutrophilic infiltrate, with no evidence of vasculitis
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