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UM CASO ILUSTRANDO A RELAÇÃO ENTRE SÍNDROME DE SWEET E LÚPUS ERITEMATOSO SISTÊMICO
Author(s) -
Marina Câmara de Oliveira,
Flávia Trevisan,
Betina Werner,
Graziela Crescente,
Jesús Rodríguez Santamaría
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
revista médica da ufpr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2447-3308
pISSN - 2358-193X
DOI - 10.5380/rmu.v2i2.40986
Subject(s) - medicine , sweet's syndrome , humanities , gynecology , art , dermatology
Background: The neutrophilic dermatoses are rare manifestations in cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), its appearance is more common in patients with lupus ever diagnosed. The purpose of this article is to illustrate a case of Sweet's syndrome in a patient with SLE. Methods: Case report based on medical records and medical appointments, images and discussion of diagnosis, according to the current literature, with PubMed search from the words lupus erythematosus + Sweet's syndrome correlated. Results: This paper reports a case of a woman with previously diagnosed and treated systemic lupus erythematosus manifested by recurrent episodes of Sweet's syndrome. Conclusions: The Sweet syndrome, or febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is characterized by erythematous, painful and acute injuries, especially in areas exposed to sunlight, but can also have extra-cutaneous and mucosal manifestations. It is divided into four groups: classical, para-inflammatory, drug induced and paraneoplastic. This article reports  a case of a patient with SLE and Sweet's syndrome.

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