Sweet's syndrome associated with Mycobacterium chelonae and herpes simplex virus infections: A case report

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 411-414

  Theng, T S C ^a   Chan, Y C ^a   Leow, Y H ^a   Tan, S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Atypical mycobacterium; Herpes genitalis; Neutrophilic dermatosis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; PREDNISOLONE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEVER; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG NODULE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NEUTROPHILIA; RASH; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041733498     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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