Regression of Sweet's syndrome associated with Crohn's disease after anti-Tumour Necrosis Factor therapy.

Journal: Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica
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Abstract

The association of inflammatory bowel disease and acute febrile neutrophilic dermatitis (Sweet's syndrome) has infrequently been reported in the literature. We describe the case of a 41-year-old Caucasian woman with ileo- anal Crohn's disease who presented simultaneously an erythema nodosum and a Sweet's syndrome. A dramatic regression of the cutaneous lesions was observed after infliximab treatment, indicating that this therapy might be useful for both Crohn's disease and Sweet's syndrome.

Authors
J Rahier, L Lion, O Dewit, M Lambert