Sweet Syndrome

Synonyms

Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis

Dermatosis, Neutrophilic, Febrile, Acute

Disease, Gomm Button

Disease, Gomm-Button

Gomm Button Disease

Gomm-Button Disease

Neutrophilic Dermatosis, Acute Febrile

Sweet's Syndrome

Sweets Syndrome

Syndrome, Sweet

Syndrome, Sweet's

Condition characterized by large, rapidly extending, erythematous, tender plaques on the upper body usually accompanied by fever and dermal infiltration of neutrophilic leukocytes. It occurs mostly in middle-aged women, is often preceded by an upper respiratory infection, and clinically resembles ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME. Sweet syndrome is associated with LEUKEMIA.