Description

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet's Syndrome) can occur as a result of drug exposure.


Drugs implicated as causing Sweet's syndrome:

(1) trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

(2) granulocyte colony stimulating factor (GCSF) or granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor

(3) minocycline

(4) nitrofurantoin

(5) fluoroquinolones

(6) quinupristin/dalfopristin

(7) carbamazepine

(8) diazepam

(9) abacavir

(10) hydralazine

(11) bortexomib

(12) imatinib mesylate

(13) lenalidomide

(14) clozapine

(15) propylthiouracil

(16) pegfilgrastim

(17) levonorgestrel

(18) furosemide

(19) NSAIDS (celecoxib, diclofenac)

(20) retinoids (13-cis-retinoic acid, all-trans retinoic acid)

(21) azathioprine


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