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Subcutaneous Sweet Syndrome Presenting as Cellulitis in a Pregnant Female

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Subcutaneous Sweet Syndrome Presenting as Cellulitis in a Pregnant Female, SEPT 2021.

"Pregnancy-associated subcutaneous Sweet syndrome is exceedingly rare. As previously noted, the etiology is unknown, however, in the case of pregnancy, elevated estrogen and progesterone levels are thought to play a role in the immunological changes that result in the disease ." cureus.com/articles/70079-s...

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