European Journal of Dermatology
MENUDermpath & Clinic: Drug-induced Sweet syndrome Volume 26, issue 6, November-December 2016
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Dermatology Department, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Lyon, France
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2016.2928
- Page(s) : 641-2
- Published in: 2016
A 45-year-old man was referred by his general practitioner to the emergency department for asthenia and fever which had started the day before. He had a diagnosis of schizophrenia which was being treated with aripiprazole, a second-generation antipsychotic drug. His past medical history included an episode of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), eight years prior. Physical examination revealed several erythematous plaques on both lower limbs (figure 1A), the left shoulder (figure 1B), and the upper [...]