For the diagnosis of sweet syndrome, are there any tests? I get these lesions only during winters on my dry hands and this time it's on my wrist. I usually apply cotaryl. After that it gets better over a period of time. Please advise.

Dr. Sajeev KumarGeneral Physician32yrs exp

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Sweet's syndrome is also called acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis. Its primary symptoms are skin lesions ? usually small red bumps ? and a fever. The lesions appear most commonly on your neck, arms, back, or face. The condition is easy to treat. The most common medications used for Sweet's syndrome are corticosteroids, which come in a variety of forms, including: pills and creams Blood test and microscopy are used to diagnose this Your doctor may remove a small piece of affected tissue for examination under a microscope. The tissue is analyzed to determine whether it has the characteristic abnormalities of Sweet's syndrome.  

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