Coinciding Erythema Nodosum and Sweet’s Syndrome Without an Apparent Secondary Cause

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Malvika Ramesh, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch

Pranav Ramesh
Department of Biology, University of Texas at Dallas

Richard Hope, MD
Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Keywords

sweets syndrome, erythema nodosum, inflammatory dermatoses

Abstract

Erythema Nodosum and Sweet’s Syndrome are both inflammatory dermatoses with similar causes and treatments. They usually occur independent of each other and when they occur together, a secondary cause such as malignancy or infection may be responsible. We present a patient with both Erythema Nodosum and Sweet’s Syndrome who lacked any secondary cause making this presentation quite uncommon.

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Sep 15, 2023
DOI https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.7.5.19

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Ramesh, M., Ramesh, P., & Hope, R. (2023). Coinciding Erythema Nodosum and Sweet’s Syndrome Without an Apparent Secondary Cause. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine, 7(5), 1059–1062. https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.7.5.19
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Vol. 7 No. 5 (2023): September 2023 Issue
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