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Sweet’s syndrome affecting the external auditory canal and tympanic membrane

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Walid R. Saliba ,
Lee H. Goldstein ,
George S. Habib  and
Mazen S. Elias
Walid R. Saliba
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine C, Ha-Emeq Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Afula ,Israel.
Lee H. Goldstein
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine C, Ha-Emeq Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Afula ,Israel.
George S. Habib
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine B, Lady Davis Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa , Israel.
Mazen S. Elias
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine C, Ha-Emeq Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Afula ,Israel.
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Abstract

We report a patient who developed left ear pain, dry cough, and fever. The external auditory canal was tender, swollen, erythematous and full of debris. Later the patient developed widespread tender and red skin nodules and pustules that subsequently coalesced to form plaques. Identical lesions developed also in the external auditory canal and the tympanic membrane of the affected ear. Skin biopsy showed dermal neutrophilia, compatible with the diagnosis of Sweet’s syndrome. Rapid improvement was achieved with prednisone after the failure of antibiotics.

Keywords

Sweet’S SyndromeEar CanalTympanic MembraneOtitis
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 118 , Issue 1 , January 2004 , pp. 48 - 49
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2004

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