Systemic manifestations of Sweet's syndrome: a case report.

Sweet's syndrome belongs to the group of neutrophilic dermatoses, We report the case of a 36-year-old man admitted for stiff neck and fever, Ile had a history of recurrent oral aphtous ulcers, orchitis, phlebitis, two episode s of febrile acute polyarthritis with interstitial pneumonia, tie presented a stiff neck and a temperature of 40 degreesC for two days associated with an erythematonodular eruption of the right periocular region, Laboratory e xams showed an inflammatory syndrome with hyperleukocytosis, Skin biospy sh owed dermic neutrophilic infiltrates, confirming the diagnosis of Sweet's s yndrome. The patient improved dramatically with corticosteroids: the temper ature fell and neck stiffness and skin lesions disappeared. In Light of this case with a rich cohort of extracutaneous manifestations, we reviewed the literature on the characteristics of Sweet's syndrome. This syndrome is commonly associated with inflammatory and neoplastic diseases.