Neutrophilic dermatosis on postmastectomy lymphoedema: A localized and less severe variant of Sweet syndrome

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 641-642

  Lee, Cheng Han ^a   Lee, Hsing Chuan ^a   Lu, Chia Fang ^b,c   Hsiao, Cheng Hsiang ^a   Jee, Shiou Hwa ^a   Tjiu, Jeng Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; NAPROXEN; OXACILLIN;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHEDEMA; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; SKIN BIOPSY;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEET SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73249121841     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2009.0777     Document Type: Letter

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