Necrotizing sweet syndrome: A new variant of neutrophilic dermatosis mimicking necrotizing fasciitis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 945-954

  Kroshinsky, Daniela ^a,b   Alloo, Allireza ^b   Rothschild, Brian ^a,b   Cummins, Jordan ^a,b   Tan, Jennifer ^a,b   Montecino, Rafael ^a,b   Hoang, Mai P ^a,b   Duncan, Lyn ^a,b   Mihm, Martin ^a,b   Sepehr, Alireza ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis; Acute necrotizing neutrophilic dermatosis; Atypical Sweet syndrome; Frozen section; Myonecrotic Sweet; Necrotizing fasciitis; Necrotizing Sweet syndrome; Neutrophilic dermatosis; Pathergy; Subcutaneous Sweet syndrome; Sweet syndrome

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RISK FACTORS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SWEET SYNDROME;

EID: 84872677946     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.02.024     Document Type: Article

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