Sweet's syndrome

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounSweet's syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAcute 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.

Origin

First described in 1964 by Dr. Robert Douglas Sweet.

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