title: [Sweet syndrome revealing leukemia].
abstract: Sweet syndrome is a neutrophilic dermatosis that can lead to various inflammatory and neoplastic pathologies. We report a case of Sweet syndrome revealing acute leukemia at a 13-year-old girl, who had no history of illness. The diagnosis was made in spite of atypical skin lesions and was confirmed by the skin biopsy and the bone marrow examination. In spite of corticosteroid therapy and chemotherapy, the patient died. Sweet syndrome's diagnosis requires an exhaustive etiologic survey. If there is no evidence of underlying disease, patients must be regularly monitored.
authors.affiliation: Service des maladies infectieuses, CHU Hedi-Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie. elleuch.emna@laposte.net
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Elleuch
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hammami
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Smaoui
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Maaloul
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elloumi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Jemaa
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids