Sweet’s Syndrome and Active Retinal Vasculytis: A Case Report
Abstract Sweet’s syndrome is an uncommon skin disorder of unknown aetiology characterised by fever and painful skin lesions along with marked leucocytosis and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Women between 30 and 50 years of age are at risk. The most common ocular involvement is conjunctivit...
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Published in | TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research Vol. 62; no. 2; pp. 252 - 254 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
01.06.2024
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Summary: | Abstract Sweet’s syndrome is an uncommon skin disorder of unknown aetiology characterised by fever and painful skin lesions along with marked leucocytosis and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Women between 30 and 50 years of age are at risk. The most common ocular involvement is conjunctivitis and episcleritis. Here, we present a 39-year-old lady with Sweet’s syndrome who presented with active retinal vasculitis and had dramatic improvement with systemic corticosteroids. |
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ISSN: | 2589-4528 2589-4528 |
DOI: | 10.4103/tjosr.tjosr_6_24 |