Sweet's syndrome in a woman with chronic dermatophytic infection

Sweet's syndrome is considered a variable manifestation of hypersensitivity to several antigens. Many etiological factors, including drugs, infectious, inflammatory, neoplastic and miscellaneous disorders, have been reported to be associated with this syndrome. We report the case of a patient w...

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Published in:International journal of dermatology 2006-11, Vol.45 (11), p.1365-1368
Main Authors: Martínez, Walter, Del Pozo, Jesús, Peña, Carmen, Yebra‐Pimentel, María Teresa, Almagro, Manuel, Rodríguez‐Lozano, Jesús, Fonseca, Eduardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Chronic Disease
Dermatology
Dermatomycoses - complications
Dermatomycoses - microbiology
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Skin - microbiology
Skin - pathology
Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects
Sweet Syndrome - etiology
Sweet Syndrome - pathology
Trichophyton - growth & development
Trichophyton - isolation & purification
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Summary:Sweet's syndrome is considered a variable manifestation of hypersensitivity to several antigens. Many etiological factors, including drugs, infectious, inflammatory, neoplastic and miscellaneous disorders, have been reported to be associated with this syndrome. We report the case of a patient who subsequently developed inflammatory dermatophytosis and Sweet's syndrome; an association not previously described.
ISSN:0011-9059
1365-4632
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02890.x