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A child with fever had multiple skin lesions, and on microscopic examination the skin lesions are seen to have neutrophilic and histiocytic infiltration in the dermis. What is the diagnosis?

A
Sweet syndrome
B
Behchet's syndrome
C
Pyoderma gangrenosum
D
Juvenile dermatosis
High-Yield Explanation
Sweet syndrome (Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis) Skin manifestations: Tender red papules, nodules and eventually plaques distributed over the head, neck, upper trunk and upper arms. Diagnostic criteria for Sweet syndrome Major Acute onset of typical lesions Histopathological findings : Neutrophilic and histiocytic infiltration in the dermis. Minor Fever >38degC Association with malignancy, inflammatory disorder or pregnancy, or antecedent UI or GI infectionExcellent response to systemic coicosteroids. Abnormal laboratory values at presentation (3/4 required: ESR >20 mm; leukocytes >8000; neutrophils>70%;elevated C-reactive protein) DOC: Oral Coicosteroids.

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