title: Atypical Sweet's syndrome in a neutropenic patient with acute myeloid leukemia, secondary to a RAEB-T, simulating thrombophlebitis.
abstract: We report a rare case of a patient with acute myeloid leukemia following refractory anemia with excess of blasts transformed (RAEB-T) who presented a clinical picture suggestive of thrombophlebitis. The ultrasonographic procedure and the response to corticosteroid treatment suggest that this condition was compatible with an atypical Sweet's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Hematology Chair, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Equitani
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mele
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rutella
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Belli
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Paciaroni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Piscitelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pagano
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000754:Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography