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Mehrtens SH, Hasan ZU, Halpern SM, McLornan DP. Sweet’s syndrome with pulmonary involvement. BMJ Case Rep 2019; 12:12/8/e229997. [DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-229997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Sweet’s syndrome is an acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis with classical clinical features. Systemic manifestations in Sweet’s syndrome including fever, arthralgia, myalgia and ocular involvement are common. Pulmonary involvement is a rare manifestation that has been reported previously in 34 cases and can be fatal if left untreated. We report a striking case of Sweet’s syndrome with respiratory failure secondary to bilateral pulmonary interstitial infiltrates, which rapidly responded to intravenous corticosteroid therapy. This case is an important reminder of the systemic manifestations of Sweet’s syndrome and highlights the value of collaboration between different medical specialities to optimise patient management and outcomes.
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Salem I, Kimak M, Conic R, Bragazzi NL, Watad A, Adawi M, Bridgewood C, Pacifico A, Santus P, Rizzi M, Petrou S, Colombo D, Fiore M, Pigatto PDM, Damiani G. Neutrophilic Dermatoses and Their Implication in Pathophysiology of Asthma and Other Respiratory Comorbidities: A Narrative Review. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 2019:7315274. [PMID: 31281845 PMCID: PMC6590566 DOI: 10.1155/2019/7315274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Neutrophilic dermatoses (ND) are a polymorphous group of noncontagious dermatological disorders that share the common histological feature of a sterile cutaneous infiltration of mature neutrophils. Clinical manifestations can vary from nodules, pustules, and bulla to erosions and ulcerations. The etiopathogenesis of neutrophilic dermatoses has continuously evolved. Accumulating genetic, clinical, and histological evidence point to NDs being classified in the spectrum of autoinflammatory conditions. However, unlike the monogenic autoinflammatory syndromes where a clear multiple change in the inflammasome structure/function is demonstrated, NDs display several proinflammatory abnormalities, mainly driven by IL-1, IL-17, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a). Additionally, because of the frequent association with extracutaneous manifestations where neutrophils seem to play a crucial role, it was plausible also to consider NDs as a cutaneous presentation of a systemic neutrophilic condition. Neutrophilic dermatoses are more frequently recognized in association with respiratory disorders than by chance alone. The combination of the two, particularly in the context of their overlapping immune responses mediated primarily by neutrophils, raises the likelihood of a common neutrophilic systemic disease or an aberrant innate immunity disorder. Associated respiratory conditions can serve as a trigger or may develop or be exacerbated secondary to the uncontrolled skin disorder. Physicians should be aware of the possible pulmonary comorbidities and apply this knowledge in the three steps of patients' management, work-up, diagnosis, and treatment. In this review, we attempt to unravel the pathophysiological mechanisms of this association and also present some evidence for the role of targeted therapy in the treatment of both conditions.
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- Iman Salem
- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), School of Public Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Medicine “B”, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Section of Musculoskeletal Disease, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Padeh and Ziv Hospitals, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Section of Musculoskeletal Disease, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences L. Sacco, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Respiratory Unit, Center for Sleep and Respiratory Disorders, “Luigi Sacco” University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Respiratory Unit, Center for Sleep and Respiratory Disorders, “Luigi Sacco” University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Emergency Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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- Clinical Dermatology, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
- Department of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
- Clinical Dermatology, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Young Dermatologists Italian Network, Centro Studi GISED, Bergamo, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Università degli Studi di Milano, Unità Operativa di Dermatologia, IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Hosoda C, Saito K, Fujimoto S, Yamanaka Y, Watanabe N, Miyagawa H, Kurita Y, Seki Y, Kinoshita A, Endo Y, Kuwano K. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis developing during steroid treatment in a patient with organizing pneumonia in association with atypical chronic myeloid leukemia. Clin Case Rep 2019; 7:477-481. [PMID: 30899476 PMCID: PMC6406221 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Organizing pneumonia (OP) and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) are rare complications in patients with hematologic disorders. We herein report a case of PAP that developed during steroid treatment for OP in a patient with atypical chronic myeloid leukemia. Physicians should pay close attention to these complications in patients with hematologic malignancies.
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- Chiaki Hosoda
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory MedicineThe Jikei University Daisan HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory MedicineThe Jikei University Daisan HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory MedicineThe Jikei University Daisan HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory MedicineThe Jikei University Daisan HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory MedicineThe Jikei University Daisan HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory MedicineThe Jikei University Daisan HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory MedicineThe Jikei University Daisan HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory MedicineThe Jikei University Daisan HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory MedicineThe Jikei University Daisan HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of PathologyThe Jikei University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory MedicineThe Jikei University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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Recurrent Malignancy-Associated Atypical Neutrophilic Dermatosis With Noninfectious Shock. Am J Med Sci 2017; 354:626-632. [DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Revised: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Yamamoto M, Murata K, Kiriu T, Kouzai Y, Takamori M. Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia with Myelodysplastic Syndrome: Corticosteroid Monotherapy Led to Successful Ventilator Weaning. Intern Med 2016; 55:3155-3159. [PMID: 27803411 PMCID: PMC5140866 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.6864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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A 62-year-old man with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) presented to our hospital with a high fever. Although treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics was initiated, his respiratory status worsened to the point that he required mechanical ventilation. However, he was successfully treated with a corticosteroid without immunosuppression. Sequential transbronchial lung biopsies revealed abundant fibrin exudate in the alveolar spaces, which was subsequently replaced by fibroblasts, showing that acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP) gradually changes into organizing pneumonia. Our case demonstrated both the efficacy of corticosteroid-monotherapy and the histological course of AFOP.
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Fernandez-Bussy S, Labarca G, Cabello F, Cabello H, Folch E, Majid A. Sweet's syndrome with pulmonary involvement: Case report and literature review. Respir Med Case Rep 2012; 6:16-9. [PMID: 26029596 PMCID: PMC3920571 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2012.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2012] [Accepted: 08/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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A 74 year old female presented with fever, associated with papules and plaque in her upper and lower extremities. Exams revealed blood leukocytosis and a positive urine culture. Antibiotic therapy was initiated with no clinical response. After 1 week, chest X-ray showed right upper lobe alveolar infiltrate. A skin biopsy of the lesion showed infiltration by neutrophils, consistent with Sweet's Syndrome. Patient's condition progressively worsened, requiring oxygentherapy. Bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage were normal, transbronchial biopsies suggested lung involvement of Sweet 's syndrome. Antibiotic therapy was stopped. Corticosteroid were started. Therapy resulted in rapid clinical and radiological improvement.
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- S Fernandez-Bussy
- Interventional Pulmonology, Clinica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Manquehue Norte 1410, Chile
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- Clinica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
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- Universidad de Valparaiso, Santiago, Chile
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- Interventional Pulmonology, Clinica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Manquehue Norte 1410, Chile
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Kataoka K, Ichikawa M, Hangaishi A, Takahashi T, Imai Y, Kurokawa M. Interstitial pneumonia associated with progression of myelodysplastic syndrome. Int J Hematol 2009; 89:718-9. [PMID: 19455390 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-009-0328-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2009] [Revised: 04/19/2009] [Accepted: 04/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Astudillo L, Sailler L, Launay F, Josse AG, Lamant L, Couret B, Arlet-Suau E. Pulmonary involvement in Sweet's syndrome: a case report and review of the literature. Int J Dermatol 2006; 45:677-80. [PMID: 16796626 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02585.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pulmonary involvement in Sweet's syndrome (SS) is rare. We report a case of SS with severe respiratory involvement responding to corticosteroid therapy. A 82-year-old man presented fever of 39 degrees C associated with cough and dyspnea, and crackles in the left lung. The infection work-up was negative. Chest X-ray showed cardiomegaly and left lower lobe pulmonary infiltrates. Pulmonary signs did not improve on treatment with antibiotics, and after 1 week maculopapular lesions appeared, localized on the knees, the periombilical area and the back. The antibiotics were changed without improvement. A skin biopsy revealed infiltration by neutrophilic granulocytes and marked edema in the dermis, consistent with SS. The patient's condition progressively worsened, requiring high oxygenotherapy, and he was transferred to an intensive care unit. Chest X-ray revealed an important alveolar and interstitial syndrome. Bronchoalveolar lavage found 170 leukocytes with 30% neutrophils (N < 5%), 7% lymphocytes and 63% macrophages. A search for bacteria, viruses or parasites in bronchoalveolar lavage was negative. The patient was treated with antibiotics, a high dose of furosemide and steroids for 4 days. Because the patient improved dramatically within 5 days, with a negative infection work-up and a dramatic decrease of C-reactive protein, the antibiotics were stopped. Steroids were secondarily tapered very slowly. A chest computed tomography (CT) scan showed a substantial improvement of pulmonary lesions. We also review the 22 cases of pulmonary involvement of SS reported in the literature.
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- Leonardo Astudillo
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Purpan, Toulouse, France.
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Mobeireek A, Al-Mohareb F, Al-Dayel F, Al-Gazlan S, Alabdely H, Khalid M. Obliterative bronchiolitis in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome before bone marrow transplantation. Respir Med 2006; 101:359-62. [PMID: 16765036 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2006.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2006] [Revised: 04/25/2006] [Accepted: 04/26/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Obliterative bronchiolitis (OB) is known to result from many causes, such as post-bone marrow transplantation, autoimmune and infectious causes, and from drugs. We report a 16-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and referred for pulmonary evaluation prior to bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Her chief complaints were progressive cough and dysponea. Her radiological and pulmonary function tests were highly suggestive of advanced OB, which was confirmed by a lung biopsy. She eventually died despite steroid therapy. The possible aetiology of OB in this patient is discussed, but, to our knowledge, this is the first case report of OB associated with MDS.
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- Abdullah Mobeireek
- Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, MBC 46, Riyadh 11211, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Longo MI, Pico M, Bueno C, Lázaro P, Serrano J, Lecona M, Carretero L, Alvarez E. Sweet's syndrome and bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Am J Med 2001; 111:80-1. [PMID: 11460854 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(01)00789-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Avivi I, Rosenbaum H, Levy Y, Rowe J. Myelodysplastic syndrome and associated skin lesions: a review of the literature. Leuk Res 1999; 23:323-30. [PMID: 10229317 DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(98)00161-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The skin involvement of the myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) can take the form of either a neoplastic infiltration or various non specific lesions. The occurrence of these lesions may be the presenting feature of the disease (MDS) or may herald its progression to acute leukemia. Recognition and early diagnosis have therapeutic and prognostic significance.
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- I Avivi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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Tamaki Y, Seyama K, Takahashi H, Hirano T, Uekusa T, Dambara T, Kira S, Fukuchi Y, Tominaga S. Progressive interstitial pneumonia associated with myelodysplastic syndrome: implication of superoxide hyperproduction by neutrophils. Respirology 1997; 2:295-8. [PMID: 9525300 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.1997.tb00092.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Interstitial pneumonia and aseptic neutrophilic infiltration in the lung are rare pulmonary manifestations of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). We report a patient with progressive interstitial pneumonia associated with MDS. Histological examination of the lung revealed infiltration of atypical haematopoietic cells associated with MDS and diffuse alveolitis with honeycombing. Neutrophils obtained from the patient showed superoxide hyperproduction after stimulation with phagocytosis and phorbol myristate acetate, which might be attributed to the pathogenesis of interstitial pneumonia.
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- Y Tamaki
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Philippe B, Couderc LJ, Droz D, Charlotte F, Choukroun G, Epardeau B, Bletry O, Caubarrere I, Varet B, Hermine O. Systemic vasculitis and myelodysplastic syndromes. A report of two cases. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1997; 40:179-82. [PMID: 9008614 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780400123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Two cases of systemic vasculitis associated with myelodysplastic syndromes are reported. Vasculitis may develop either before or after the diagnosis of a hematologic disorder, and it responds to treatment with high-dose corticosteroids.
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- B Philippe
- Pneumologie Hôpital Foch, Suresnes et Université Paris-Ouest, France
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- P T Reid
- Coleraine Hospital, Ballymena, Northern Ireland, UK
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Su WP, Fett DL, Gibson LE, Pittelkow MR. Sweet syndrome: acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis. SEMINARS IN DERMATOLOGY 1995; 14:173-8. [PMID: 7640199 DOI: 10.1016/s1085-5629(05)80015-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Sweet, in 1964, described a skin condition characterized by fever, leukocytosis, tender erythematous plaques, and, histopathologically, a predominantly neutrophilic dermal inflammation. However, other dermatologic conditions can present with similar clinical and histological features. Therefore, diagnostic criteria are important for the correct diagnosis. Use of systemic steroids is the treatment of choice for Sweet syndrome. A number of other medications can be useful at times, such as potassium iodide, dapsone, indomethacin, and colchicine.
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- W P Su
- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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OBJECTIVE To characterize the findings associated with acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet's syndrome [SS]) and the response of SS to treatment. DESIGN We retrospectively reviewed 48 cases of SS encountered at the Mayo Clinic between 1980 and 1992. MATERIAL AND METHODS Histopathologic specimens and medical records were studied to determine initial manifestations, patterns of involvement, systemic signs and symptoms (including mucosal, musculoskeletal, hematologic, pulmonary, hepatic, and renal findings), and conditions associated with SS. RESULTS In patients with SS, the typical manifestations are the acute onset of tender, erythematous or violaceous nodules or plaques in association with fever, leukocytosis, and dermal neutrophilia. In our study group, the cutaneous lesions most frequently involved the arms and legs. Of our 48 patients, 26 (54%) had a hematopoietic, plasma cell, or malignant disorder, and many of these patients had associated anemia, especially the male patients. No single laboratory finding specifically indicated an association with serious systemic disease. Most patients were treated with a tapering dose of prednisone, which yielded a good response. CONCLUSION Clinical acumen and appropriate laboratory tests are the main requirements for detection of hematologic disorders, internal malignant diseases, or other systemic conditions associated with SS.
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- D L Fett
- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN 55905
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Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, first described in 1964 by Robert Douglas Sweet, has been termed Sweet's syndrome. Classic Sweet's syndrome occurs in middle-aged women after a nonspecific infection of the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract. Raised erythematous plaques with pseudoblistering and occasionally pustules occur on the face, neck, chest, and extremities, accompanied by fever and general malaise. Involvement of the eyes, joints, and oral mucosa as well as internal manifestations of Sweet's syndrome in the lung, liver, kidneys, and central nervous system has been described. The disease is thought to be a hypersensitivity reaction. Parainflammatory (e.g., infections, autoimmune disorders, vaccination) and paraneoplastic (e.g., hemoproliferative disorders, solid malignant tumors) occurrence is found in approximately 25% of the cases and 2% are associated with pregnancy. Sweet's syndrome responds rapidly to systemic therapy with corticosteroids but recurs in about 25% of the cases. Alternative treatment modalities (e.g., potassium iodide, colchicine, dapsone, clofazimine, cyclosporine) have also been used. This article presents data from 38 patients with Sweet's syndrome and reviews its epidemiology, clinical spectrum, histologic features, laboratory results, differential diagnosis, pathogenic mechanisms, associated diseases, and treatment.
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Aractingi S, Bachmeyer C, Dombret H, Vignon-Pennamen D, Degos L, Dubertret L. Simultaneous occurrence of two rare cutaneous markers of poor prognosis in myelodysplastic syndrome: erythema elevatum diutinum and specific lesions. Br J Dermatol 1994; 131:112-7. [PMID: 8043402 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1994.tb08467.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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We report the concomitant occurrence of erythema elevatum diutinum and specific skin lesions in a patient with a myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). This patient's course, and review of other reported cases, support the opinion that neutrophilic dermatoses are associated with a poor prognosis of MDS. The simultaneous appearance of these manifestations could be the consequence of a particular chemotactism of myeloid cells, expressed after acute transformation.
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- S Aractingi
- Department of Dermatology, H pital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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Cox NH, O'Brien HA. Sweet's syndrome associated with trans-retinoic acid treatment in acute promyelocytic leukaemia. Clin Exp Dermatol 1994; 19:51-2. [PMID: 8313637 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1994.tb01115.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A case of acute promyelocytic leukaemia is reported in which Sweet's syndrome developed at the time of an improvement in white blood cell count due to transretinoic acid. Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet's syndrome) is a disorder characterized by acute onset of inflammatory skin nodules associated with systemic features which include malaise, fever and neutrophilia. Many triggers and associated disorders have been identified since the syndrome was described, the most important being the association with haematological diseases including leukaemias and other myeloproliferative disorders. We describe a case apparently provoked by drug therapy.
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- N H Cox
- Department of Dermatology, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, Cumbria, UK
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Ristola M, Kere J, Ruutu T, Repo H. Reactive oxygen species of neutrophils from patients with monosomy 7 in the bone marrow: contradictory chemiluminescence activity by whole blood or by purified cells. Eur J Haematol 1994; 52:28-34. [PMID: 8299767 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1994.tb01281.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Monosomy 7, a deletion of the long arm of chromosome 7, was shown in the neutrophils of peripheral blood in 5 of 6 patients with a myelodysplastic syndrome or leukemia who had monosomy 7 in their bone marrow cells. In a chemiluminescence assay the production of reactive oxygen species by neutrophils from patients was increased in whole blood and decreased in purified cells, which suggests that neutrophils with monosomy 7 tolerate poorly the cell purification procedures used. The in vitro migration of purified neutrophils obtained from patients with monosomy 7 was impaired. It is known that patients with monosomy 7 have an increased susceptibility to infections. It is possible that neutrophils with monosomy 7 are too easily triggered to a full-scale respiratory burst and thereby the cells exhaust their ability to eliminate invading microbes efficiently.
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- M Ristola
- Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, University of Helsinki, Finland
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BACKGROUND Sweet's syndrome is well recognized and not infrequently diagnosed in Spain; however, the range of clinical and pathologic expression may not have been fully realized. METHODS We reviewed 30 consecutive Spanish cases of Sweet's syndrome diagnosed in our department from 1979 to 1990, with special attention to clinical and histopathologic findings. RESULTS Distinctive clinical features in our series included oral mucosa lesions in four patients (13%), development of pathergy phenomenon in one case, concurrent nodular lesions resembling erythema nodosum on the limbs in nine cases (30%), and lung involvement in two patients. Infectious disease and drug treatment were recorded as possible triggering factors of Sweet's syndrome in eight and seven patients respectively. Associated underlying systemic disorders were present in 15 (50%) of our patients. The most frequent associations were hematologic neoplasia in four patients, solid neoplasia in two, and chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease in three patients. Dressler's syndrome and sicca syndrome were found in one patient each. Histopathologic studies of skin biopsy specimens obtained at presentation disclosed typical features of Sweet's syndrome in all cases. Epidermal involvement, with variable degrees of spongiosis, exocytosis of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and keratinocyte necrosis, was a prominent feature in 83% of biopsy specimens. CONCLUSIONS Further characterization of the clinicopathologic spectrum of Sweet's syndrome is necessary as the recognition of the full spectrum of this syndrome will improve our diagnostic abilities and provide a solid clinical basis for prospective studies that allow dissection of the intricate patho-mechanisms involved in this fascinating disorder.
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- D Sitjas
- Department of Dermatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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Ohsaka A, Kitagawa S, Yuo A, Motoyoshi K, Furusawa S, Miura Y, Takaku F, Saito M. Effects of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor on respiratory burst activity of neutrophils in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Clin Exp Immunol 1993; 91:308-13. [PMID: 7679062 PMCID: PMC1554685 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1993.tb05900.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The superoxide (O2-)-releasing capacity in response to N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP) and the priming effects of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) on FMLP-induced O2- release were investigated in neutrophils from 14 patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). The O2(-)-releasing capacity in MDS neutrophils varied from patient to patient. As compared with normal neutrophils, the O2(-)-releasing capacity in MDS neutrophils was increased in 9/14 patients, normal in three patients and decreased in two patients. There was no close relationship between the O2(-)-releasing capacity and the peripheral blood neutrophil count or the plasma concentration of C-reactive protein. The priming of neutrophils by rhG-CSF was not observed in five patients, whereas rhGM-CSF primed neutrophils from all patients. The priming effect of rhGM-CSF was consistently greater than that of rhG-CSF in each patient. The intravenous administration of rhG-CSF (300 micrograms/body) to two MDS patients showed an increase in the peripheral blood neutrophil count and enhancement of neutrophil O2- release. These findings demonstrate that the neutrophil O2(-)-releasing capacity in MDS varies from patient to patient and is not always impaired, and that rhGM-CSF is able to prime neutrophils which never respond to rhG-CSF.
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- A Ohsaka
- Division of Haemopoiesis, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan
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Lebbé C, Moulonguet-Michau I, Perrin P, Blanc F, Frija J, Civatte J. Steroid-responsive pyoderma gangrenosum with vulvar and pulmonary involvement. J Am Acad Dermatol 1992; 27:623-5. [PMID: 1401317 DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(08)80200-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- C Lebbé
- Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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A 7-week-old infant with antecedent otitis media, upper respiratory infection, and aseptic meningitis was diagnosed as having Sweet syndrome. Although this disease usually affects adults, it has been reported in 17 children. This is the youngest reported patient with the disorder to date, and the first in whom the syndrome was associated with aseptic meningitis.
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- T R Dunn
- Division of Dermatology, University of California, Los Angeles
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