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Sweet's syndrome associated with systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Tsuji Hideaki,
Yoshifuji Hajime,
Nakashima Ran,
Imura Yoshitaka,
Yukawa Naoichiro,
Ohmura Koichiro,
MiyagawaHayashino Aya,
Kabashima Kenji,
Mimori Tsuneyo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/1346-8138.12184
Subject(s) - sweet's syndrome , medicine , glucocorticoid , nodule (geology) , lupus erythematosus , dermatology , biopsy , immunology , antibody , paleontology , biology
A 35‐year‐old J apanese female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE ) presented with fever, erythematous papules and nodules, and polyarthralgia. Skin biopsy of a nodule was compatible with S weet's syndrome. The papules/nodules were well treated with an oral glucocorticoid. Thirty cases of S weet's syndrome associated with lupus erythematosus ( LE ) have been reported in the published work. The mean age was 34.2 years. They showed a higher male ratio (male : female, 1:2) compared with patients with SLE (1:9) and S weet's syndrome (1:3.7). Sweet's syndrome may occur as a manifestation of LE , and a moderate dose of an oral glucocorticoid will result in a good response.