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Neutrophilic dermatosis of the dorsal hands in a farmer
Author(s) -
Aydin F,
Senturk N,
Yildiz L,
Canturk MT,
Turanli AY
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.01059.x
Subject(s) - dorsum , medicine , neutrophilic dermatosis , sweet's syndrome , etiology , dermatology , pathology , anatomy , pyoderma gangrenosum , disease
Neutrophilic dermatosis of the dorsal hands is a recently described disorder, which is similar to Sweet's syndrome. It is characterized by erythematous plaques, pustules and haemorrhagic bullae located solely on the dorsal surface of the hands. We describe a 57‐year‐old man with neutrophilic dermatosis of the dorsal hands that occurred following exposure to a chemical fertilizer. There are few cases reported in the literature regarding neutrophilic dermatosis and the aetiology remains unclear. For the present case, we propose that neutrophilic dermatosis of the dorsal hands might have been induced by the chemical fertilizer.