Sweet's syndrome and sarcoidosis
In this review we summarize a number of cases of Sweet's syndrome (SS) associated with sarcoidosis that have been reported in the English literature. In all of the cases, the two disorders were diagnosed simultaneously. Patients with both disorders were younger and had a higher rate of fever th...
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| Published in: | European journal of internal medicine Vol. 16; no. 8; pp. 545 - 550 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Netherlands
Elsevier B.V
01-12-2005
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| Summary: | In this review we summarize a number of cases of Sweet's syndrome (SS) associated with sarcoidosis that have been reported in the English literature. In all of the cases, the two disorders were diagnosed simultaneously. Patients with both disorders were younger and had a higher rate of fever than patients with SS alone. In this group of patients, we found a trend toward less skin involvement of the face and trunk, more involvement of the upper limbs, and more atypical skin lesions, particularly papules. The association of the two disorders seems to be more related to a subset of acute sarcoidosis (Lofgren's syndrome). All of the patients in this group had a benign course and self-limiting disease. Thus, SS in association with sarcoidosis could be considered a favorable prognostic factor. Although SS has a high rate of recurrence, no recurrence occurred in this group of patients during follow-up. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0953-6205 1879-0828 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.06.017 |