Sweet's syndrome associated with Salmonella typhimurium infection.
A 41-year-old woman presented with the typical clinical and pathohistological features of acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (AFND). The disease had been preceded by diarrhoea and vomiting for 2 weeks. Stool cultures proved positive for Salmonella typhimurium infection. Antibiotic therapy and tapering oral steroids led to a complete remission of skin lesions within 2 weeks. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Sweet's syndrome associated with salmonellosis.
Department of Dermatology, University of Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
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Zillikens
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Goldstein
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Elsner
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Hartmann
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome