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O. Servitje, MD; M. Ribera, MD; X. Juanola, MD; J. Rodriguez-Moreno, MD
Dermatology Service; Rheumatology Service Department of Medicine Hospital de Bellvitage "Princeps d'Espanya" L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona, Spain

Arch Dermatol. 1987;123(11):1435-1436.

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To the Editor.—

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet's syndrome) has been reported in association with many medical disorders and, especially, with myeloid and myelomonocytic leukemia.¹ As far as the connective tissue disorders are concerned, this dermatosis has only been reported in a case of Sjögren's syndrome² and, recently, in a patient with subacute lupus erythematosus.³ We report a case of a patient with hydralazine-induced lupus who simultaneously developed Sweet's syndrome. To our knowledge, only one previous case of this association is reported in the medical literature.⁴

Report of a Case.—

A 68-year-old man with a history of essential hypertension received hydralazine over a period of nine years at a daily dose of 200 mg. In 1985 he developed an acute eruption of painful cutaneous lesions and fever. During the previous seven months he suffered from asthenia, anorexia, arthralgia, and a 10-kg weight loss . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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