Elastophagocytosis: a feature of resolving Sweet's syndrome
- 1 July 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- Vol. 18 (4), 471-473
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00942.x
Abstract
We report the case of a patient with atypical Sweet's syndrome characterized by an annular erythema that showed consumption of elastic fibres by giant cells and histiocytes. Although the lesions were found on sun-exposed sites and the first biopsy demonstrated extensive elastophagocytosis, our patient did not have photodamaged skin clinically. A repeat biopsy 5 weeks later demonstrated an abundant collection of neutrophils supporting the diagnosis of Sweet's syndrome. To our knowledge, an elastolytic granulomatous reaction pattern has not been previously reported in Sweet's syndrome.Keywords
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