A Case with Neuro-Sweet Syndrome.
- Author:
Sung Hee YUN
1
;
Seok Beom KWON
;
Hee Jung SEO
;
San JUNG
;
Sung Hee HWANG
;
Byung Chul LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. neukwon@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sweet's syndrome;
Behcet's disease;
Neuro-Sweet syndrome
- MeSH:
Arthralgia;
Arthritis;
Central Nervous System;
Conjunctivitis;
Encephalitis;
Fever;
Humans;
Iridocyclitis;
Leukocytosis;
Neutrophils;
Skin;
Skin Diseases;
Sweet Syndrome
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2005;23(5):706-708
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Sweet's syndrome, or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is an unusual disease characterized by fever, leukocytosis, and distinctive skin lesions. Common complications include arthralgia, arthritis, conjunctivitis, and iridocyclitis. However, the involvement of the central nervous system in this disease, termed `neuro-Sweet syndrome' is rarely reported. We present a patient with recurrent encephalitis for 15 years, accompanied with neutrophilic dermatosis, and characterized by HLA-B54 and Cw1, with good responsiveness to corticosteroid.
