title: Sweet's syndrome in human immune deficiency virus-infected patient.
abstract: Sweet's syndrome is an uncommon dermatosis and can be associated with a wide variety of illnesses including infections and malignancies. Sweet's syndrome as a dermatological manifestation in human immunedeficiency virus (HIV) infection is rarely reported. Furthermore, called acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis is characterized by fever and skin lesions, which are often erythematous papules and pseudovesicles. Diagnosis is based on clinical features and histology. The gold standard for treatment is systemic steroids although many other medications have been tried with variable success. We here report a case of Sweet's syndrome in an HIV-infected patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Adarsh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajendran
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: George Sarin
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Zacharia
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Sue Ann
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Zacharia
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: George
keywords: Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis; Sweet's syndrome; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; human immunedeficiency virus