Table 8 Clinical differential diagnosis of Sweet's syndrome
From: Sweet's syndrome – a comprehensive review of an acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis
Cutaneous conditions | Acral erythema Drug eruptions Halogenoderma Rosacea fulminans |
Infectious and inflammatory disorders | Bacterial sepsis Cellulitis Erysipelas Herpes simplex virus Herpes zoster virus Leprosy Lymphangiitis Panniculitis Pyoderma gangrenosum Syphilis Systemic mycoses Thrombophlebitis Tuberculosis Viral exanthem |
Neoplastic conditions | Chloroma Leukemia cutis Lymphoma Metastatic tumor |
Reactive erythemas | Erythema multiforme Erythema nodosum Urticaria |
Systemic diseases | Behcet's disease Bowel bypass syndrome Dermatomyositis Familial Mediterranean fever Lupus erythematosus |
Vasculitis | Erythema elevatum diutinum Granuloma faciale Leukocytoclastic vasculitis Periarteritis nodosa |