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Open Access 01-02-2011 | Clinical Practice: Clinical Images
Concurrent Sweet’s Syndrome and Erythema Nodosum
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 2/2011
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A 29-year-old Mexican man was admitted to the hospital with fever, cough, sore throat, and red, tender leg nodules suggestive of erythema nodosum (Fig. 1). The white blood cell count was 35,000. Several days later, annular plaques and pustules developed on his face, neck, and forearms (Figs. 2 and 3). Facial skin biopsy showed neutrophilic dermatitis without evidence of infection or vasculitis consistent with Sweet’s syndrome. Biopsy of the thigh was non-diagnostic, but showed a mixed neutrophilic and granulomatous dermatitis.
Figure 1
The patient's legs show red, tender nodules suggestive of erythema nodosum.
Figure 2
Annular plaques and pustules developed on the patient's face.
Figure 3
Annular plaques developed on the patient's hands.
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