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Lymphocytes in Sweet syndrome: A potential diagnostic pitfall

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Patients with Sweet syndrome (SS) have acute onset of cutaneous lesions with characteristic histopathology (dense and diffuse neutrophilic infiltrate, dermal edema, leukocytoclasis and no vasculitis) accompanied by systemic symptoms. Sometimes,… Click to show full abstract

Patients with Sweet syndrome (SS) have acute onset of cutaneous lesions with characteristic histopathology (dense and diffuse neutrophilic infiltrate, dermal edema, leukocytoclasis and no vasculitis) accompanied by systemic symptoms. Sometimes, only skin lesions with classic histopathologic features are seen. Although SS is considered to be a “neutrophilic dermatosis,” lymphocytes are also seen on histological examination.

Keywords: sweet syndrome; diagnostic pitfall; histopathology; lymphocytes sweet; potential diagnostic; syndrome potential

Journal Title: Journal of Cutaneous Pathology
Year Published: 2018

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