Sweet's syndrome and accelerated phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia.
Sweet's syndrome is a neutrophilic dermatosis characterized clinically by raised, erythematous, tender lesions on the face, neck, upper thorax and extremities. Several diseases have been associated with this entity. We report a case of Sweet's syndrome associated with chronic myelogenous leukemia: a 48-year-old woman who developed recurrent skin lesions 3 years after the diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia. Progression to an accelerated phase of the disease was detected 3 months after the beginning of the skin lesions. This case shows the convenience of evaluation and closer follow-up of patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia who develop skin lesions, especially if these lesions are recurrent.
Fernández-Jiménez
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fdezjnez@teleline.es
Herraez
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Ojeda
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Hernández-Navarro
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D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*