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- Title
Severe Sweet's Syndrome with Elevated Cutaneous Interleukin-1β after Azathioprine Exposure: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
- Authors
Imhof, Laurence; Meier, Barbara; Frei, Pascal; Kamarachev, Jivko; Rogler, Gerhard; Kolios, antonios; Navarini, alexander a.; Contassot, Emmanuel; French, Lars E.
- Abstract
Sweet's syndrome (SS) is a dermatosis with systemic symptoms characterized by tender, red nodules or papules, occasionally covered with vesicles, pustules or bullae, usually affecting the upper limbs, face and neck. SS is frequently observed in patients with leukemia or connective tissue diseases, while it is rather seldom in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The exact pathogenesis of SS is only partially understood. We report the case of a 50-year-old patient with indeterminate colitis, presenting with a febrile diffuse papulopustular and necrotizing skin eruption that healed with significant scarring and appeared 14 days after onset of treatment with azathioprine. Histological examination revealed the presence of features typical of SS, gene expression analysis very high levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) mRNA in lesional skin, and immunohistochemistry high levels of IL-1β at the protein level. SS associated with azathioprine is being increasingly reported and is reviewed herein. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Publication
Dermatology (10188665), 2015, Vol 230, Issue 4, p293
- ISSN
1018-8665
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000371879