Neuro Sweet syndrome
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Neuro Sweet syndrome. This is an acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Dermatological features
- This is an acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis
- It manifests with painful erythematous nodules
- The lesions heal without scarring
- The may develop after the onset of neurological features
Neurological features
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Associations
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Similarities to Behcet’s syndrome
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Differences with Behcet’s syndrome
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Investigations
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Treatment
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References
- Hisanaga K, Iwasaki Y, Itoyama Y, et al. Neuro-Sweet disease: clinical manifestations and criteria for diagnosis. Neurology 2005; 64:1756-1761.
- Hisanaga K, Hosokawa M, Sato N, Mochizuki H, Itoyama Y, Iwasaki Y. "Neuro-Sweet disease": benign recurrent encephalitis with neutrophilic dermatosis. Arch Neurol 1999; 56:1010-1013.
- Maxwell G, Archibald N, Turnbull D. Neuro-Sweet's disease. Pract Neurol 2012; 12:126-130.
- Torrealba-Acosta G, Martin JC, Huttenbach Y, et al. Acute encephalitis, myoclonus and Sweet syndrome after mRNA-1273 vaccine. BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:e243173.
