Sweet's syndrome with acute leukemia

Cutis. 1991 Apr;47(4):249-52.

Abstract

Sweet's syndrome presenting with malignancy or acute neutrophilic dermatosis is an unusual cutaneous disorder associated most commonly with acute myelogenous leukemia. Although other cancers may be linked to acute neutrophilic dermatosis, a large majority of patients have associated neoplasms of hematopoietic, plasma cell, or lymphoid nature. We report a patient with aplastic anemia who showed acute neutrophilic dermatosis and, ultimately, acute leukemia. The individual lesions responded to carbon dioxide laser surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Anemia, Aplastic / diagnosis
  • Anemia, Aplastic / drug therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Keratosis / diagnosis
  • Keratosis / pathology
  • Keratosis / therapy
  • Laser Therapy
  • Leukemia / complications*
  • Neutrophils* / pathology
  • Recurrence
  • Skin Diseases / complications*
  • Skin Diseases / diagnosis
  • Skin Diseases / pathology
  • Skin Diseases / therapy
  • Syndrome