What Is Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis?
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Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis
Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis; Sweet Syndrome; Gomm-Button Disease
Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis is a skin condition characterized by fever, inflammation of the joints (arthritis), and painful skin lesions that appear mainly on the face, neck, back and arms. Explore symptoms, causes, and treatment.
Sweet Syndrome (neutrophilic dermatosis) (4703671002)
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Sweet Syndrome (neutrophilic dermatosis)
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Sweet's syndrome lesions
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The most obvious signs of acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis are distinctive skin lesions that usually develop according to a specific pattern. Typically, a series of small red bumps appear suddenly on the back, neck, arms and face, often after a fever or upper respiratory infection. The bumps grow quickly in size, spreading into clusters called plaques that may be a centimeter in diameter or larger. The eruptions are tender or painful and may develop blisters, pustules or even ulcers. Lesions may persist for weeks to months and then disappear on their own, without medication. With medical treatment, the skin lesions may resolve in just a few days.
Other signs and symptoms of acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis may include:
Sometimes other areas of the body are affected, such as the bones, nervous system, kidneys, intestines, liver, heart, lungs, muscles, and spleen.
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