Catalog

Neutrophilic dermatosis of the hands

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Link to WHO Definition

Neutrophilic dermatosis of the hands – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/297439963

A clinically distinct variant of Sweet syndrome in which inflammatory plaques and pustules are largely confined to the dorsal surfaces of the hands. Although criteria for small vessel vasculitis may be present and it has been reported as pustular vasculitis of the hands, it is now considered that the vasculitis is secondary to intense local inflammation. Its relationship to underlying blood dyscrasias is stronger than in classical Sweet syndrome.