title: An uncommon ocular manifestation of Sweet syndrome: peripheral ulcerative keratitis and nodular scleritis.
abstract: Sweet syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis) is characterized by fever, neutrophilic leukocytosis, and abrupt appearance of painful erythematous nodules and plaques, particularly on the face, neck, and limbs. In this study, we report a very rare case of Sweet syndrome in which the patient presented nodular scleritis and peripheral ulcerative keratitis during the dermatologically inactive period of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet Burak
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Bilgin
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Pınar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tavas
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Elif Betul
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Turkoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hatice Deniz
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Ilhan
authors.affiliation: Akdeniz University; Faculty of Medicine; Department of Pathology, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toru
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kadri Cemil
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Apaydin
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005469:Fluorometholone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015423:Scleritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D015242:Ofloxacin; D005469:Fluorometholone