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http://dx.doi.org/10.13104/imri.2018.22.3.187

Recurrent Neuro-Sweet Disease Associated with Preceding Upper Respiratory Infection: a Case Study  

Suh, Hie Bum (Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Magnetic resonance imaging Medicine and Medical Research Institute)
Kim, Hak Jin (Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Magnetic resonance imaging Medicine and Medical Research Institute)
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Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging / v.22, no.3, 2018 , pp. 187-193 More about this Journal
Abstract
Sweet's syndrome also known as acute neutrophilic dermatosis is a multisystem inflammatory disorder characterized by fever, malaise, leukocytosis, and skin lesions. Sweet's syndrome affects multiple organs though only rarely does it affect the central nervous system (CNS) when it does it is called Neuro-Sweet disease (NSD). We report on a case study of a biopsy-proven NSD in a 50 year old man. Serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed repeated CNS involvement of Sweet's syndrome after a respiratory tract infection preceded it. On the MRI, T2 hyperintense lesions occurred at multiple sites and disappeared after steroid therapy.
Keywords
Sweet's syndrome; Neuro-Sweet disease; Upper respiratory infection; Magnetic resonance imaging;
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