Sweet's syndrome associated with Salmonella typhimurium infection

Acta Derm Venereol. 1991;71(1):77-9.

Abstract

A 41-year-old woman presented with the typical clinical and pathohistological features of acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (AFND). The disease had been preceded by diarrhoea and vomiting for 2 weeks. Stool cultures proved positive for Salmonella typhimurium infection. Antibiotic therapy and tapering oral steroids led to a complete remission of skin lesions within 2 weeks. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Sweet's syndrome associated with salmonellosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neutrophils*
  • Salmonella Infections / complications*
  • Salmonella typhimurium*
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Diseases / complications*
  • Skin Diseases / pathology
  • Syndrome