Sweet Syndrome, Not so Sweet during an Ulcerative Colitis Flare Especially When You Cannot Eat

Courtney Stead; Shahrad Hakimian; Christina Luffman; Zendee Elaba; Gregory Orlowski; Neil Marya

doi:10.1155/2021/9940391

Sweet Syndrome, Not so Sweet during an Ulcerative Colitis Flare Especially When You Cannot Eat

Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2021 Sep 30:2021:9940391. doi: 10.1155/2021/9940391. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Courtney Stead¹, Shahrad Hakimian², Christina Luffman³, Zendee Elaba³, Gregory Orlowski⁴, Neil Marya⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
² Division of Digestive Diseases, University of California Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
⁵ Division of Gastroenterology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.

Abstract

Sweet syndrome is a rare skin condition characterized by painful papules, nodules, or plaques with dense neutrophilic infiltrate in the upper dermis. It has been observed as idiopathic (classical), malignancy-associated, and drug-induced. The pathogenesis is not completely understood, but it is thought to involve hypersensitivity reactions to specific triggers. In some cases the etiology is unclear or may be multifactorial. We present a case of Sweet syndrome secondary to ulcerative colitis flare versus adalimumab re-induction.

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Case Reports