Vol.96 No.2 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 96 No. 2 February 2003
Sweet's Syndrome; Case Report
Takashi Masaki
(Kitasato University)
Toyota Ishii and Takako Nakayama
(National Sagamihara Hospital)
Isao Hoshino
(Gyouda General Hospital)
A 68-year-old male was admitted to our hospital complaining of a sore throat and fever persisting for a few days. The characteristic skin rash, laboratory findings and stomatitis apthosa indicated a diagnosis of Sweet's syndrome. Antibiotics were ineffective for the treatment of Sweet's syndrome, but predonisolone and potassium iodide were effective. Sweet's syndrome is understood to be a tonsillar focal infection. Tonsillectomy has been reported as effective for the recurrence of Sweet's syndrome. We have been following up the patient without tonsillectomy because of non-recurrence of Sweet's syndrome.
Key words : Sweet's syndrome, stomatitis apthosa, tonsillar focal infection