Korean J Dermatol.  1982 Aug;20(4):589-595.

A Case of Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

• Kim SW
• Kwon KS
• Chung TA

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.

MeSH Terms

Arthralgia
Fever
Humans
Leukemia
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute*
Middle Aged
Pneumonia
Prednisolone
Skin
Sweet Syndrome*
Prednisolone