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Neil F. Fernandes, MD; Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD; Ellen J. Kim, MD; Victoria P. Werth, MD

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Sweet syndrome (SS) is a reactive neutrophilic process characterized by tender, erythematous papules and plaques, fever, and leukocytosis and is associated with underlying infections, inflammatory diseases, and malignant neoplasms. To our knowledge, only 2 cases of SS associated with new-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have been reported—one in an adult woman and the other in a 14-year-old girl.^1-2 We report the first case in an adult man.

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A 25-year-old previously healthy man was admitted for intermittent fevers (temperature readings to 39.4°C), arthralgias, chest pain, and eruption. He reported 7 months of malaise and a previous admission for chest pain during which a chest computed tomographic (CT) scan revealed bilateral axillary lymphadenopathy. A dermatologist was consulted to evaluate a malar eruption and multiple, red, tender plaques with central vesiculopustules (Figure 1). The patient . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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