title: Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet's syndrome): a study of 15 cases in Iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sweet's syndrome is well recognized by dermatologists and is not infrequently diagnosed in Iran; however, few case series have been reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  A clinicopathologic study was carried out on 15 cases of Sweet's syndrome in Hamedan, in the west of Iran, between 1994 and 2004.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of Sweet's syndrome was 3 per 10,000 amongst new dermatologic patients. All were women with a mean age of 58 years. All 15 cases were of the classic type, with no associated diseases. Fever was seen in only six (40%) patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sweet's syndrome has a broad spectrum of clinical and pathologic findings in various areas of the world. Further investigation is necessary to determine the etiology and effect of environmental factors in this disease.
authors.affiliation: Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran. abbaszamanian@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zamanian
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ameri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone