{"id":703,"date":"2026-04-30T20:05:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmnews168.store\/?p=703"},"modified":"2026-04-30T20:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:05:06","slug":"clinical-presentation-and-manageme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmnews168.store\/?p=703","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Presentation and Manageme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ntnews999.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/680425626_835819312901910_1520360881723704939_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-hitmag-featured size-hitmag-featured wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ntnews999.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/680425626_835819312901910_1520360881723704939_n-735x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<article id=\"post-15822\" class=\"entry content-bg single-entry post-15822 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"entry-content single-content\">\n<p>Patient presented with sudden painful erythematous lesions on the face and neck and was<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p>urgently referred to dermatology after initial clinical evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>Recent medication was discontinued due to suspected drug-related reaction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>Workup included skin biopsy, complete blood count, and testing for antibodies, lupus anticoagulant, and serological markers.<\/p>\n<p>Oral corticosteroids were started for symptom control.<\/p>\n<p>Within 48 hours, lesions improved significantly and pain subsided.<\/p>\n<p>Laboratory results showed leukocytosis with neutrophilia, positive antibodies and lupus anticoagulant, while routine serology remained negative.<\/p>\n<p>Skin biopsy findings obtained later confirmed the diagnosis of Sweet syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>Sweet syndrome, also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is a rare inflammatory<\/p>\n<p>condition characterized by dense neutrophilic infiltration in the skin and sudden onset of painful erythematous papules or plaques.<\/p>\n<p>Its exact cause is unclear, but it is believed to involve cytokine-driven neutrophil activation.<\/p>\n<p>It is considered an immune-mediated hypersensitivity reaction associated with infections, malignancies, or drug exposure.<\/p>\n<p>Drug-induced cases are relatively common and may be linked to medications such as antibiotics, antiepileptics, contraceptives, antihypertensives, vaccines, and colony-stimulating factors.<\/p>\n<p>First-line treatment is oral corticosteroids, often producing rapid clinical improvement.<\/p>\n<p>Differential diagnosis includes urticaria, contact dermatitis, toxicoderma, and cutaneous lupus.<\/p>\n<p>Definitive diagnosis requires correlation of clinical presentation, laboratory findings, and histopathology to exclude systemic disease and guide appropriate therapy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patient presented with sudden painful erythematous lesions on the face and neck and was urgently referred to dermatology after initial clinical evaluation. 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