ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS

Course overview

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS, ALSO KNOWN AS SWEET SYNDROME, CONSISTS OF ERYTHEMATOUS PLAQUES AND PAPULES ALONG WITH CONSTITUTIONAL SYMPTOMS SUCH AS FEVER AND MALAISE. IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERAL UNDERLYING DISEASES, INCLUDING INFECTIONS, MALIGNANCIES, INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE, AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS, PREGNANCY, AND DRUGS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.