A case of recurrent Sweet’s syndrome in an 80‐year‐old man: a clue to an underlying malignancy

An 80‐year‐old man presented with multiple erythematous papules on the trunk and extremities of a few weeks’ duration. He had no past medical or family history of skin diseases or any other medical diseases. A biopsy showed a perivascular lymphohistiocytic infiltrate and sparse neutrophils with several atypical lymphocytes in the deeper dermis. With an initial diagnosis of T‐cell pseudolymphoma or unspecified neutrophilic dermatosis, he showed a brisk response to an intramuscular injection of triamcinolone acetonide (40 mg/mL). After 1 month, his skin lesion recurred. Steroid was given with a good clinical response.

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