Sweet's syndrome as the presenting manifestation of gall bladder adenocarcinoma.
Sweet's syndrome is a neutrophilic inflammatory dermatosis presenting with sudden onset tender red to purple papules and nodules, fever and neutrophilia. Gastrointestinal and urinary tract infections, pregnancy, inflammatory bowel disease, drugs and malignancy are some of the known aetiological factors. Paraneoplastic Sweet's syndrome accounts for 15-20% cases and thus forms an important subset. At times its onset helps in suspecting an underlying malignancy, thus making timely intervention possible. In the present case report Sweet's syndrome was the presenting feature of gall bladder adenocarcinoma; an association that has been rarely reported before.
Department of Dermatology, Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
Rashmi
R
Jindal
Anshu
A
Jain
Ankur
A
Mittal
Nadia
N
Shirazi
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone