Etymology

Sweet's syndrome

Today it means: Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis: a skin disease characterized by the sudden onset of fever, an elevated white blood cell count, and tender, red, well-demarcated papules and plaques. Full definition →

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First described in 1964 by Dr. Robert Douglas Sweet.

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