A Case of Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.
- Author:
Sung Wan KIM
;
Kyung Sool KWON
;
Tae Ahn CHUNG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Arthralgia;
Fever;
Humans;
Leukemia;
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute*;
Middle Aged;
Pneumonia;
Prednisolone;
Skin;
Sweet Syndrome*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1982;20(4):589-595
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acute Febrile Neetrophilic Dermatosis(AFND, Sweet's syndrome) ia characterixed by painful erythematous plaquea aaaociatcd with arthralgia, fever and leukocytoeis, We preagented a case of acute febrice neutrophilie denmatoeis in acutemyelogenous leukemia which occurred in a 55-year-old man. After 10 days of treatment with prednisolone, the skin lesion disapceared, but he die of pneumonia in spite of anticancer therapy.
