Sweet's syndrome: an unusual cutaneous feature of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. The South West Gastroenterology Group.

Journal article

Sweet's syndrome is characterized by tender, red inflammatory nodules or papules, usually affecting the upper limbs, face or neck. It is part of the group of acute neutrophilic dermatoses that includes pyoderma gangrenosum, but can be distinguished by its appearance, distribution and histological features. Four patients with Sweet's syndrome and Crohn's disease are reported. A total of 30 cases from the literature suggest that Sweet's syndrome is an unusual extraintestinal manifestation of ei...

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Authors: Travis, S; Innes, N; Davies, MG; Daneshmend, T; Hughes, S

• Journal: European journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 715-720
• Publication date: 1997-07-01
• EISSN: 1473-5687
• ISSN: 0954-691X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Adult; Middle Aged; Sweet Syndrome; Colitis, Ulcerative; Biopsy; Crohn Disease; Skin; Female