Open AccessClassical Sweet′s syndrome
Author(s) -
Saurabh Jindal,
Mahendra M Kura
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.126067
Subject(s) - dapsone , medicine , discontinuation , dermatology , histopathology , sweet's syndrome , sweet syndrome , surgery , pathology
A 38-year - old female came to us with sudden eruptions of painful edematous lesions which appeared pseudovesicular on cutaneous examination. Histopathology supported the diagnosis of sweet's syndrome and she responded to a combination of dapsone and oral steroids, after having relapsed on self-discontinuation of monotherapy with dapsone.