Síndrome de Sweet mielodisplásico corticodependiente. A propósito de un caso

Abstract

Background and objective

Sweet's syndrome or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis is a rare inflammatory disease of unknown pathophysiology, although clinical and biochemical evidence suggests that cytokines play an important role in its aetiopathogenesis. It is classified into five groups: idiopathic, para-inflammatory, secondary to drugs, associated with pregnancy, and para-neoplastic in 20% of cases, with 85% of these linked to haematological disorders, and 15% to solid tumours.

Patient

A report is presented on a patient with Sweet's Syndrome with atypical dermatological involvement, associated with myelodysplastic syndrome, and iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome secondary to high-doses of corticosteroids, with an unfavorable outcome.

Results

Acute phase reactants (APR) were increased during the outbreaks, with the early elevation of interleukin 6 (IL6) being highlighted, followed by serum amyloid A (SAA) and C-reactive protein (CRP), with statistically significant differences (P< .05) between CRP and SAA.

Conclusions

A Sweet's syndrome in a male with multiple relapses and a non-classical dermatological location, associated haematological abnormalities, and an increase in APR with early elevation of IL6, should lead to a clinical diagnosis of paraneoplastic and haematological origin.