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Sweet's syndrome
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Sweet's syndrome Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis. A red tender rash with leucocytosis and fever.
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Acute
1. Of short course. 2. Severe, but of a short duration. Not chronic.
Febrile
Caused by fever. Feverish.
Rash
A reddish spot or patch of irritated skin. Rashes can be caused byillnesses, allergies, and heat and are usually temporary.
Fever
When body temperature rises above its normal level - defined as 98.6 degrees F, though it varies by individual and time of day. A fever is the sign of an immune system at work and usually indicates an infection.
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SLE
See 'Systemic lupus erythematosus'.
Spondylarthritis
Defect in pars interarticularis of vertebra.
Spondylolisthesis
Malalignment of vertebrae due to spondylolysis or degenerative change which allows one vertebra to slip forward on top of another.
Still's Disease
A form of Juvenile Chronic Arthritis.
Sudeck's Atrophy
See 'Algodystrophy'.
Sweet's syndrome
Syndesmophyte
Fine bony projection (usually vertically orientated, unlike osteophytes) from the margin of a vertebra. Characteristic of spondylarthropathy such as ankylosing spondylitis.
Synovectomy
Procedure to remove or obliterate synovium as a means of reducing or eliminating joint inflammation. May be surgical or medical (see also 'Yttrium').
Synovial fluid
Joint fluid.
Synovium
Thin membrane (normally one cell thick) which is found within the joint capsule. Produces synovial fluid which lubricates and nourishes the joint cartilage. Becomes inflamed and thickened in inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid disease.
Synovitis
Inflammation of the synovium
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Acute
1. Of short course. 2. Severe, but of a short duration. Not chronic.
Febrile
Caused by fever. Feverish.
Rash
A reddish spot or patch of irritated skin. Rashes can be caused byillnesses, allergies, and heat and are usually temporary.
Fever
When body temperature rises above its normal level - defined as 98.6 degrees F, though it varies by individual and time of day. A fever is the sign of an immune system at work and usually indicates an infection.
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SLE
See 'Systemic lupus erythematosus'.
Spondylarthritis
Defect in pars interarticularis of vertebra.
Spondylolisthesis
Malalignment of vertebrae due to spondylolysis or degenerative change which allows one vertebra to slip forward on top of another.
Still's Disease
A form of Juvenile Chronic Arthritis.
Sudeck's Atrophy
See 'Algodystrophy'.
Sweet's syndrome
Syndesmophyte
Fine bony projection (usually vertically orientated, unlike osteophytes) from the margin of a vertebra. Characteristic of spondylarthropathy such as ankylosing spondylitis.
Synovectomy
Procedure to remove or obliterate synovium as a means of reducing or eliminating joint inflammation. May be surgical or medical (see also 'Yttrium').
Synovial fluid
Joint fluid.
Synovium
Thin membrane (normally one cell thick) which is found within the joint capsule. Produces synovial fluid which lubricates and nourishes the joint cartilage. Becomes inflamed and thickened in inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid disease.
Synovitis
Inflammation of the synovium
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