title: [Retrospective study of patients diagnosed with Sweet syndrome in the health area of a tertiary hospital in the autonomous community of Valencia].
abstract: Sweet syndrome is the most characteristic of the neutrophilic dermatoses. We performed a retrospective study of patients with Sweet syndrome seen in our department between 2001 and 2009, inclusive; the aims were to define the patient profile and to evaluate the clinical and epidemiological differences between subgroups. There were 24 patients (13 women and 11 men). The age distribution was similar in both sexes and showed 2 peaks, one in the fourth decade and the other in the eighth decade. The etiology was predominantly infectious or inflammatory, followed by the idiopathic form. There were 4 cases of paraneoplastic disease, 2 of which involved solid-organ tumors. One case was associated with the administration of infliximab. Symptoms persisted longer in cases that were idiopathic or that developed in the context of neoplastic disease.
authors.affiliation: Departamento Dermatología, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, Valencia, España. ainatdc@hotmail.com
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Díaz-Corpas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mateu-Puchades
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Morales-Suárez-Varela
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castells-Rodellas
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones