Sweet-like syndrome and multiple COVID arm syndrome following COVID-19 vaccines: 'specific' patterns in a series of 192 patients

Br J Dermatol. 2022 Oct;187(4):615-617. doi: 10.1111/bjd.21692. Epub 2022 Jul 25.

Abstract

The two clinico-pathological patterns are 'Sweet-like syndrome' and 'Multiple COVID-Arm'. 'Sweet-like syndrome' presents clinically as erythematous and oedematous papules or plaques, sometimes developing vesiculation or bullae. Histology shows classical Sweet syndrome with a diffuse dermal neutrophilic infiltrate, or an infiltrate of histiocyte-like immature myeloid cells consistent with a histiocytoid Sweet syndrome. 'Multiple COVID-arm' is characterized by multiple large inflammatory plaques with histological analyses showing a perivascular and interstitial inflammatory infiltrate with eosinophils.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Arm / pathology
  • COVID-19 Vaccines / adverse effects
  • COVID-19* / prevention & control
  • Histiocytes / pathology
  • Humans
  • Sweet Syndrome* / diagnosis
  • Sweet Syndrome* / etiology
  • Sweet Syndrome* / pathology

Substances

  • COVID-19 Vaccines