A case of Sweet's syndrome developed after the treatment of herpes simplex infection in a metastatic breast cancer patient.
BACKGROUND
Sweet's syndrome or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis is associated with several systemic diseases such as malignancies and infectious diseases.


METHODS
We present a 34-year-old woman with Sweet's syndrome associated with both herpes infection and metastatic disease.


RESULTS
Skin biopsy showed neutrophilic infiltrates in the dermis confirming the diagnosis of Sweet's syndrome.


CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge, this is the second case of Sweet's syndrome associated with herpes simplex infection in the literature. Further observations are required to determine the relationship between Sweet's syndrome and herpetic infection.
Coskun
Ugur
U
Gazi University Medical School, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara, Turkey. ugurcos@hotmail.com
Gunel
Nazan
N
Senol
Esin
E
Ilter
Nilsel
N
Dursun
Ayse
A
Tuzun
Dilek
D
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*