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Sweet syndrome induced by trimethoprim‐sulfamethoxazole

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A striking presentation of pustular Sweet syndrome induced by trimethoprim‐sulfamethoxazole, NOV 2022.

Pustular Sweet’s syndrome with eye involvement triggered by the antibiotic, trimethoprim‐sulfamethoxazole. Also, mouth lesions, pathergy (lesions triggered by skin damage. In this case, an adhesive dressing), but no fever. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

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