Sweet's syndrome progressing to pyoderma gangrenosum--a spectrum of neutrophilic skin disease in association with cryptogenic cirrhosis.
A 78-year-old Caucasian woman developed Sweet's syndrome which progressed over 3 weeks to pyoderma gangrenosum and subcorneal pustule formation. In spite of treatment the patient died and post-mortem examination revealed cryptogenic cirrhosis which could have explained the spectrum of neutrophilic skin disease observed in this patient.
Davies
M G
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Department of Dermatology, Plymouth, UK.
Hastings
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology; D011711:Pyoderma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology