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Sweet's syndrome

Sweet's syndrome noun: acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis: a skin disease characterized by the sudden onset of fever, an elevated white blood cell count, and tender, red, well-demarcated papules and plaques.

Noun

Sweet's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis: a skin disease characterized by the sudden onset of fever, an elevated white blood cell count, and tender, red, well-demarcated papules and plaques.

Origin of Sweet's syndrome

First described in 1964 by Dr. Robert Douglas Sweet.

Questions about Sweet's syndrome

What does Sweet's syndrome mean?
Sweet's syndrome means acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis: a skin disease characterized by the sudden onset of fever, an elevated white blood cell count, and tender, red, well-demarcated papules and plaques.
What part of speech is Sweet's syndrome?
Sweet's syndrome is a noun.

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