title: Azathioprine-induced Sweet's syndrome: A case series and review of the literature.
abstract: We present three patients with azathioprine-induced Sweet's syndrome (AISS) who attended our tertiary institution within a 12-month period. Established associations exist between Sweet's syndrome and some medications; however, to date links to azathioprine are tentative. While there are case reports of AISS, most have occurred in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an underlying predisposition for Sweet's syndrome. Our case series adds to the evidence that the entity of AISS truly exists independent of confounding factors such as concurrent IBD.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors: Ashling
authors: A
authors: McNally
authors: SA Pathology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Ibbetson
authors: Department of Dermatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors: Shireen
authors: S
authors: Sidhu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D001379:Azathioprine
keywords: Sweet's syndrome; acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis; azathioprine; azathioprine hypersensitivity syndrome; drug-induced Sweet's syndrome