China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (8): 596-598.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202308596

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Cellulitis-like Sweet syndrome: a case report

XIAO Minglu1, WANG Rui2, SONG Cuihao2, YANG Yuguang1, LIU Chengling3, LIN Biwen2   

  1. 1 Department of Dermatology, the Fourth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China;
    2 Department of Dermatology, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China;
    3 Center of Burns and Plastic Surgery and Dermatology, The 924th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of the PLA, Guilin 541002, China
  • Online:2023-08-15 Published:2023-07-19

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Abstract: Cellulist-like Sweet's syndrome closely resembles cellulitis, often occurs in obese patients, and is characterized by an acute onset of large erythema, fever, and leukocytosis with predominantly neutrophils. We report a case of cellulitis-like Sweet syndrome, and the patient was given oral methylprednsiolone and topical halometasone, the lesions gradually subsided after one week.

Key words: cellulitis-like Sweet syndrome, acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis