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Sweet’s Syndrome - Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis 

The syndrome involves fever, painful rash, neutrophilic leukocytosis, and
Acute febrile neutrophilic ... syndrome involves fever ... painful rash, neutrophilic ... leukocytosis, and neutrophil ... Sweets #Syndrome #neutrophilic
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Acute febrile neutrophilic ... characterized by fever ... Disorder: - Fever ... Symptoms: - Fever ... arthralgia) - Fever
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
granulocytes (neutrophils ... neutropenia: typhoid fever ... Neutrophil bands ... : Immature neutrophils ... Mature neutrophils
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
> 10% Band neutrophils ... than segmented neutrophils ... Band neutrophils ... in German) • Neutrophils ... tachycardia or fever
Diagnostic Criteria for Sweet Syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)
Major criteria 
 1. Abrupt onset of tender
(Acute Febrile Neutrophilic ... Dense neutrophilic ... Fever, temperature ... 10^3/pL; >70% neutrophils ... Acute #Febrile #Neutrophilic
Fever - Pyrogen Pathophysiology

EXOGENOUS PYROGEN
 • Bacteria: Lipopolysaccharide components, peptidoglycans and muramyl peptide derivatives, Toxins
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Fever - Pyrogen ... immune cells (neutrophils ... production → Fever ... #Fever #Pathophysiology
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
, seasonal hay fever ... macrophages, and neutrophils ... mediators and recruits neutrophils ... released from neutrophils
Adult Onset Still's Disease - Yamaguchi Criteria
Major criteria:
 - Fever >= 39C lasting >= 1 weeks
criteria: - Fever ... with concomitant fever ... cells/mm3 with neutrophil
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
an infant with fever ... mL - Absolute Neutrophil ... Stratification #Fever
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
Biomarkers Age + fever ... ADA + lymphocyte/neutrophil