Sweet's syndrome as an initial presentation in systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and review of the literature

Lupus

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 399-402

  Hou, T Y ^a   Chang, D M ^a   Gao, H W ^a   Chen, C H ^a   Chen, H C ^a   Lai, Jenn Haung ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Sweet's syndrome; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RASH; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; PREDNISOLONE; SWEET'S SYNDROME;

EID: 19944383777     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0961203305lu2083cr     Document Type: Review

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