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Concomitant oral and genital mucosal involvement in classical Sweet syndrome
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Published: 2 September 2026
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Sweet syndrome (SS) is a rare inflammatory dermatosis characterized by the abrupt onset of painful erythematous plaques, papules and nodules associated with a neutrophilic dermal infiltrate, fever, and peripheral neutrophilia. It is classified into three major subtypes: the classical form, frequently associated with infections, pregnancy, inflammatory bowel disease and other autoimmune disorders; the malignancy-associated form, linked to both solid-organ and hematologic malignancies, particularly acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes; and the drug-induced form. [...]
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Ragonesi S, Corio A, Di Salvatore A, di Meo N, Di Bella S, Zalaudek I. Concomitant oral and genital mucosal involvement in classical Sweet syndrome. Dermatol Reports [Internet]. 2026 Sep. 2 [cited 2026 Sep. 3];. Available from: https://journals.pagepress.net/dr/article/view/10915
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