Abstract:INTRODUCTION:
The diagnostic criteria for Sweet's syndrome include fever, peripheral neutrophilia, erythematous skin lesions and diffuse neutrophilic dermal infiltrate. Classically, the lesions and symptoms promptly improve with the initiation of systemic corticosteroids. This is a rare case of Sweet’s syndrome as the initial presentation of Crohn’s disease.
CASE DESCRIPTION/METHODS:
A 23-year-old African-American male with no past medical history prese… Show more
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