Sweet's syndrome and the lungs

On rare occasions, Sweet's syndrome (SS) can directly affect the lungs, potentially causing a number of different symptoms. It has recently been reported that when this does happen, symptoms are often mistaken for BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA. This can lead to a patient being prescribed and unsuccessfully treated with antibiotics instead of steroid medication, e.g. prednisolone or prednisone, the main form of treatment for SS.

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