Lara C. Pullen, PhD, is a medical writer based in the Chicago area.
Lara C. Pullen, PhD | Issue: March 2019 |
Lara C. Pullen, PhD, is a medical writer based in the Chicago area.
Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, or Sweet syndrome, is an inflammatory disease that classically presents with fever, leukocytosis and tender, erythematous plaques characterized by neutrophilic infiltrates on biopsy. Sweet syndrome has been reported in association with several autoimmune diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematous, rheumatoid arthritis and sarcoidosis.1 Here, we discuss a case of…
A 66-year-old woman with a history of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis presents with two days of fever and rash.
The Case A 41-year-old woman was referred to the dermatology clinic for a three-month history of tender lesions on her elbows and around the joints of her hands. Her medical history was notable for seropositive, non-erosive rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which was being treated with 5 mg prednisone daily, 10 mg methotrexate weekly by mouth, 200…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Often, no clear explanation exists in neutrophilic dermatosis cases that links a patient’s skin disorder with an internal condition, expert Joseph Jorizzo, MD, professor, founder and former chair of the Dermatology Department at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., and professor of clinical dermatology at Wevascularill Cornell Medical College in New York, told attendees…