Tag Karolyn A. Wanat

Non-infectious Granulomas

Introduction The granulomatous diseases discussed in this chapter may be defined as having an inflammatory cutaneous infiltrate in which histiocytes are the preponderant inflammatory cells. While cutaneous sarcoidosis is the prototype of non-infectious (sterile) granulomatous dermatitides, there are a number…

Sweet syndrome

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Sweet syndrome is a neutrophilic dermatosis that clinically presents with…

Erythroderma

Key Points Erythroderma is erythema, with or without scaling, involving more than 90% of the cutaneous surface. Many cases of erythroderma are idiopathic, but the most common causes are exacerbation of an underlying skin disease, a drug hypersensitivity reaction, and…