Sequential occurrence of recurrent Sweet syndrome and erythema nodosum without an underlying secondary cause: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Hansika Peiris¹  Chamila Mettananda¹  Ahamed Uwyse² 

[1]Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka

[2]North Colombo Teaching Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka

关键词: Fever;    Rash;    Sweet syndrome;    Erythema nodosum red-eye;    Case report;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13256-022-03282-1

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSweet syndrome is a rare cause of acute fever and painful erythematous skin plaques. Erythema nodosum is acute or chronic tender erythematous skin nodules of bilateral shins. The concurrent presence of both dermatoses is rare but reported in the literature. There are no reported cases of recurrent and sequential Sweet syndrome and erythema nodosum without an underlying secondary cause.Case presentationWe report the case of a 64-year-old Asian woman, who had possible Sweet syndrome 12 years ago and biopsy-proven erythema nodosum 5 years ago, presenting with an acute episode of Sweet syndrome. Extensive investigations did not reveal any underlying secondary cause.ConclusionsRecurrent Sweet syndrome and sequential presence with erythema nodosum raises suspicion if Sweet syndrome and erythema nodosum are different presentations of one disease, which warrants further study. This case proves that recurrent Sweet syndrome and erythema nodosum can occur in healthy individuals without an underlying malignancy or secondary cause.

【 授权许可】

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